Sun 10 July - Broome to Fitzroy Crossing
Bus departed at 8.00 am for the 2,70 km trip to Darwin. A long tedious journey all morning stopping for a couple of comfort stops only and at the Boab Prisoner Tree which acted as an overnight holding cell for indigenous Australians on their way to Derby for sentencing. Hundreds were taken on to Broome and forced to work in the Pearl shell industry.
In the afternoon we were taken on a welcome cruise to Geike Gorge to wonder at the awesome colours and structure of the Gorge's stone walls. During the wet season, the Fitzroy River rises over 16 metres, staining the limestone walls of the gorge and flooding the entire national park with 7 metres of water. We shared the cruise with freshwater crocodiles,  fruit bats and wallabies. The sky had clouded over for us and temperatures had dropped. However it was very hard to resist photographing endless stunning rock panaramas and their reflections. So many photos will have to be deleted.