Thurs 29 Aug 2013 – The Bungles - Singing in “The Cathedral”

Woke really early again at 5.30am, had breakfast, packed up, then drove for an hour to the southern part of the Bungle Bungles Park ready to start walking at 8am. The first walk took us past the beautiful domes which are the quintessential of the Bungle Bungles. So many amazing formation, including elephant rock and the domes themselves just go on and on.

We also did a walk called "The Cathedral" because it leads to a huge, cavern, hollowed out by a huge waterfall that runs in the Wet. There's still a pool at the bottom, but green & stagnant. Rodger & I sang a song, to test the acoustics.

Soon some other people arrived having walked up the valley and said the singing was beautiful.  They asked could we do it again so they could record it – our song was from Solidarity’s repertoire “Mantaku” – an Aboriginal Song that seemed fitting for this place. One lady said it had made the walk a really special experience for her. We felt so honoured that we'd been able to give her a gift for her memories.

Our last walk was along Piccaninny Creek to the lookout. It was good but "The Cathedral" was definitely the highlight for us. It was now 11.30 am and the heat was radiating off the rocks, so we drank lots of water on the way back to the car.

When we finished walking, it was time for us to get on the road for the long drive out. We decided not to go back to Kununurra for supplies, but to go North to Wyndham, where 5 rivers meet. The 5hr drive was hard going as we were physically tired and very hot (38.5 C) however, we made it safely to Wyndham in time watch the sun set over the place where the rivers meet.

We then went to the camping ground which has a great camp kitchen and, more importantly, a pool! It was so good to have a dip and then a real shower!

We made some new friends, Laura & Ben, French backpackers, who are working in the supermarket here.

When we were getting ready for bed, a large animal suddenly loomed out of the dark and came right up to us. With one accord, we leapt into the van and slammed the door. We were pretty embarrassed in the morning, when we looked out and saw it was just a wild donkey roaming about!