Tom Price and the Karijini National Park

The coast road from Exmouth to Broome didn’t seem to be all that exciting so we decided to cut inland for a change and go to the Karijini National Park which some one had recommended that we visit. Tom Price is in reality a mining town but has sealed road access to the national park. We decided that it would be best if we took a tour as most of the roads in the park are not sealed. Our guide Jeff picked us up and we joined 6 other people for the trip. Nearly as soon as we left we stopped for a goanna that posed nicely while we took photos. Not long after another one appeared and again we stopped for a photo. This one though decided that it would sit under the coach so rather than risk running it over Jeff persuaded it to come out. The park is made up of gorges, waterfalls and rock pools. It is impossible to describe how impressive the views are so I will leave that to the photos although I don’t think even they will do the place justice. We spent the day exploring the gorges, swimming in rock pools and the last part of the day we walked the bottom of the Weano Gorge to Handrail pool. This involved walking through water waist deep and through narrow chasms. Jeff was great and I can recommend his tour without hesitation. His company name is Pilbara Gorge Tours http://www.pilbaragorgetours@bigpond.com/