Home Valley

We had travelled along Kalumburu Rd in good time and the road was surprisingly better as we passed the Grader halfway through. I even managed to grab a fly-catching nap in the passenger seat! 

We thought we might push through Drysdale Stn and head to Ellenbrae. We knew that Ellenbrae was shady and served up scones to the weary traveller and were pretty keen for some. When we arrived at Ellenbrae the sign out the front from the Gibb said that it was full. Noooooooooooooo!

We had talked up the scones to the girls and told them to hang in there til we reach the scones! We gave the option to the girls as to whether we free camped along the Durack River or continued on to Home Valley. They preferred Home Valley as they knew it had a pool! We turned on Peppa Pig audio stories for the remainder of the hour to Home Valley! It was just like TV said the girls!!! (Thank you Auntie Kirsty and Uncle Mark)!!!

We thought we would have no trouble booking into Home Valley but it was pretty full due a wedding and school holidays for WA and NT. We scored a riverside camp and were treated to this amazing landscape, right on the Pentecost River.

Due to the wedding no one was allowed to camp in the "quiet" area but only in the generator area. Reluctantly we camped in the generator area but luckily for us there weren't many "gennies"! Straight after the wedding the campground filled up with people queuing to get in. 

After our amazing sunset, the moon rose. How lucky we were!

A few pics of the reception area and restaurant.

We spent our time at Home Valley swimming in the pool, driving up to Home Valley Hill to get reception and just lazing around. 2 nights was all we spent as most attractions had to be booked on a tour and they were all booked out! You can't go on any self drive tours, it all has to be on a tour and it was expensive. There were a few walking trails but we thought our girls could just relax and enjoy the pool and ice creams!

Clouds were building but we thought it surely can't rain in the Kimberley in July???