Gibb River Road Part III - There is so much more to Mitchell Falls than just Mitchell Falls

We made good time following our departure from Manning Gorge and after a quick grocery resupply at the Mount Barnett Roadhouse we rolled out.  The road east of Mount Barnett was probably the worst of the track so far - but Rocky and Matilda handled it with aplomb.  Our destination was initially the King Edward River just off the Kalumbaru Road, on the way to Mitchell Falls, but as it turned out, we didn't end up staying there at all.

We refuelled at Drysdale River Station, some 59km north along the Kalumbaru Road, and were intrigued by a mudmap on the shop counter showing some Aboriginal rock art sites near the King Edward River.  These sites are not shown on the regular maps, nor are signposted.  We followed the mud maps and found ourselves among ancient sandstone blocks coloured with Windjana and Gyorn artwork.

The boys check out some Windjana paintings