8^th of September

We headed out to Zedebee springs just after seven in the morning.  It’s a short drive from the El Questro campsite.  There were only a few cars in the visitor car park, so we hoped it wouldn’t be over crowded.  We walked the short walk and came to an area where the spring runs from a very high cliff face.  The spring is littered with huge palms and other vegetation, so it’s very scenic to see.  The water was also luke warm as it’s heated by another stream that seems to blend into it.  Sibba took a dip in the warm water, but I walked around and took some photos.  There weren’t many people there so it was pretty good.  It’s well worth the short walk, especially if you are going to dip in and soak in the water.  It’s un-usual to see hot water trickle on the surface here in Australia. 
After Sibba had enough, we headed out to Kununarra to get my antibiotics.  We arrived well before lunch time and did some shopping in Coles as well, after having gone to the pharmacy.  We had lunch at the shopping centre and then headed back to camp.  A 200km return trip, just for the antibiotics! 
Once back we relaxed until about half past two, as we had to be at the Chamberlaine Gorge Jetty before three.  It’s a short drive to the jetty, but once you get there, you have to go down a short, but steep incline. 

Chamberlaine gorge is quite big and wide, plus it has lots of water in it.  We boarded the boat, along with other tourists and then headed up the gorge.  The boat can go about 2.5km before hitting rocky rapids that block the path.  The cliff face on both sides, goes up to around 100m in height in places.  The water is quite inviting, however it is not recommended to take a dip there as it can be in-habited by salt water crocks.  They would make a quick meal of any tourist stupid enough to go for a swim! 
Once we arrived at the end of the gorge, the captain handed out his “Kimberley Crystal” Champaign glasses (plastic cups!) and opened up a few bottles of champers to share around.  They even had a fruit platter for everyone to share.   They also had some grains to throw overboard to feed the fish.  It was quite clear that the fish were accustomed to being fed, as they arrived in droves as the boat came to a halt at the beach.  They were mostly cat fish, but lurking in between was this huge barramundi.  Not bad for the bbq if one could catch that one! 

When we got back to the jetty, the time was only half past four, so we decided to take a drive up to the Saddleback ridge lookout to enjoy the sunset.  It’s a very short drive from the campsite, but pretty steep and rocky.  Not for the fainthearted at all!!.  We went all the way to the top carpark where they had a viewing platform.  This is around 200m above the surrounding landscape, so the view is pretty good.  We saw a small kangaroo that was hanging about the viewing platform, without noticing the humans on it!  Thus I managed to snap a photo of it before it realised it was being watched.  We went back to the campsite and threw two large T-bone steaks on the bbq.  

Zdebee Springs is a very scenic place.

The water is luke warm, heated by hot rocks.

Sibba had a soak in the warm water.  I was tempted, but had to give my  toe a bit of a rest!

Sibba was very happy!

A magical place, very worth the visit.

View down stream at Chamberlaine Gorge.  You can see the El Questro homestead in the distance.

View up the Chamberlaine Gorge from the jetty.

Towards the end there was a sign in the middle of the water "Track is Closed".  I think it 's for the boats!!

We landed and went out for a stretch, plus fed the fish and had the champaign!!

Chamberlaine Gorge.

From the Saddleback Ridge lookout.

The sunset from the lookout.

Another magical sunset!!

Rock Wallaby on the lookout.