After getting away from Exmouth a few hours earlier than expected, we found ourselves with the tantlising opportunity of being able to get to Millstream Chichester National Park by dark. Our route was based on a recommendation from Andy, the camp host at Kennedy Range National Park. He suggested heading north on the highway to Robe River, and then turning east to Pannawanica.
The road to Pannawanica was simply beautiful. Unexpectedly beautiful. We found ourselves getting excited about what was ahead of us as the landscape changed with every bend. If the Flinders Ranges is the bones of the Australia poking out of the ground, the Pilbara is what the bones look like after they have decayed into rubble.