Steffi & Gerry: Trip around the World
Travel Blog of our Honeymoon around the World
Today we explored the eastern part of Karijini NP, which offered another gorge (Dales Gorge), hiking trails and amazing pools (which we again had for ourselves).
In the afternoon we drove to Port Hedland. We had to overtake several road trains, transporting iron ore to Western Australia’s biggest harbor.
Karijini National Park! Finally! One of the most expected highlights of the Western Australia part of our trip. What does it offer? Mainly amazing gorges – but not just viewpoints! You can basically hike into each of those many, many red gorges.
The Aussies use a scale of 1 to 5 for the severity of each hike. Luckily, even for a class 5 hike you don’t need to be Crocodile Dundee himself, just expect to climb some ladders and cross some ponds. Or should I say pool? Yes! Many gorges offer a natural swimming pool, and you’re absolutely invited to refresh yourself in the clean and clear water. Handrail Pool, Kermit’s Pool, Kalamina gorge / Rock Arch Pool. 3 x check.
Oh, one of those highlights involved a “spider walk” between the walls to reach the next point. Amazing.
The honest reviewer should also mention however that it is often a bumpy ride on unsealed roads. And today we used our fly masks for the first time before dinner, which we had prepared ourselves on the gas grills provided by the Karijini Eco Retreat, where we also parked our camper van for the night.
