Day 14 Gemtree to N'Dhala gorge campground

It was another slow start to the day I was keen to roll but bub wasn't so we slowly packed up and left at a late 1045 after brekky and a cuppa and being hassled by some fellow travelling family kids who were nice enough but a little annoying as our kids pointed out lol.

We turned on to Binns track a few Kms back up the plenty then made our way sown south past the zircon fossicking fields that we will come back to next month .

Aired down it was a leisurely days drive through to the Arltunga tourist drive which becomes a lower section of Binns track and eventually snaking into Ambalindum homestead around lunch time where we looked around the old homestead but the caretaker was out fixing a boar so we continued on to the historic Arltunga historic reserve for lunch and a few hours exploring this amazing old settlement that is in surprisingly good Nic with many old buildings still standing proudly and remnants of the old well , gold assayers residence and office , cyanide treatment plants a Cornish horizontal boiler ,gold room  managers residence and then the police station and lockup all of which had a great story of yesteryear to tell.

Lunch and tourist duties done we looked for a campsite and gave the Arltunga pub the once over but it was a little early to stop for the day we agreed .

The road veered around to the Ross river region which has great spans of hillside vista to take in like an old fortress the range looked like from below .

We snaked out way across the Ross river 6 times , 3 wet , 3 sandy and dry the first crossing a fair depth of just over 600 mm with duckweed gathering on the bottom of the camper and car then we spotted the perfect place here at N'Dhala gorge all to ourselves at a bargain nt parks family price of $7.70 where we enjoyed a magnificent roast tandoori chook and veg but a roaring  toasty fire  followed but the customary hot chocolates and marshmallows yummy.

Although not as cold as the last few nights we were in need of a relatively early night with only myself up till 930 deciphering  the days events here for you.

The fire is only coals now and the wind almost gone so I retire as well for the evening .