The day started slowly… it had rained a little overnight… dingoes howling had woken some of us….and we did not have any firm plans…. Then Trev noticed a flat spot on the Titan’s rear tyre….

Branch woke from a deep sleep to see a hive of activity over the road so went to check it out… things had been a bit slow lately so the discovery of a large screw in the tyre provided a bit of “Branch Action”….

MacGyver got on the case with his tyre repair kit and the problem was soon solved… the tyre now holding pressure again!!

We had contemplated a return journey to Hancock Gorge and a swim in Kermit’s Pool as we were sure everyone could make it there as the hardest part was the first bit going down into the gorge but unfortunately the Weano Recreation Area and associated gorges had been closed by the park rangers due to the rain…. So we decided to do the rim walk around Joffre gorge – we had only done the first part down into the gorge on the first day….

We walked from the campsite along to the partial descent and then back up to walk around the rim of the end of the gorge… Klaus’ back was playing up so he stayed behind to rest it…

Along the red dirt track, tufty spinifex and white trunked gums contrasted beautifully with the deep red walls of the gorge as they came in to view…

To our amazement Joffre Gorge was more spectacular that we realised with rock platforms and a really long waterfall down to 2 large swimming holes….

We realised that when we had gone down into the gorge on the first day, we had not gone far enough up the gorge through a narrow rocky area that opened up to the pool and waterfall area… we would have had a great time there … it looked good for a swim….

Anyway, we walked around to the lookout….

The waterfall was an impressive height with a small amount of water running down it – you could imagine how impressive it would have been after heavy rainfall…

The steps we had climbed down on the first day were clearly visible…

Looking across from the gorge, the landscape was green with billabongs in view and mountains in the distance – very picturesque!

Trees perched precariously along the edge of the gorge….

We turned around and walked back to camp – Trev as always helpful to ensure no one has an untoward event walking over the rocky and uneven track…

Back at camp, we grabbed some lunch and started getting organised for our departure the following morning…

Gordie cooked some awesome scones so we got together for afternoon tea….

Karijini had been a truly beautiful place to visit and explore – the exquisiteness of God’s creation was certainly on display for all to see!