Day 13 – 6th May 2010
Finke River to Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
After a cold night and a great morning fire we set off towards Palm Valley 78 km away. The track was a 4- wheel drive track only and didn’t take us long to find out why. The track wound its way along and across the Finke River with many river crossings to traverse, approximately 20 crossings in total. The track was hazardous in places with large areas of deep soft sand and loose rubble. The scenery was spectacular with high cliffs on one side and the river on the other. Met a couple towing a 4X4 trailer and helped them winch their way out of a bog. Once again, the colours of the land just blow you away. Blue, green and red with so many beautiful coloured flowers. Saw mega flocks of native budgies, which have vibrant green underbellies. Also spotted 3 very fast dingoes and some horses. Took zillions of photos. Never actually found Boggy Hole, but lots of possibilities
Arrived Hermannsburg Mission, birthplace of Albert Namatjira. in the late afternoon. Had a quick look around and Jan and Marg both purchased artworks from local artists. Marg actually got to meet the artist of her work, which was very exciting. Headed for Palm Valley. The drive in was 4X4 again and just as spectacular. We were back in Finke Gorge NP. Found a nice camp spot near the river. Happy hour, warm showers and dinner by the fire.
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