Back on the Gibb River Rd, we left Drysdale around 9:30 and around 11 there was a sign on the side of the road advertising scones with jam & cream. One of the travellers at Drysdale had mentioned that Ellenbrae Station put on scones for travellers. They had a really nice setup, coffee, scones with jam & cream in a rustic open air setting with finches flying back and forward between feeding stations.

An hour later we were back on the Gibb River road, the amount of dust in this section is incredible, you cannot pass any one unless they pull over and let you go past. The dust from the vehicles in front lingers for about 2 kms. Coming out near the Pentecost Ranges was spectacular.

The mighty 105, just starting to show the red dust

We had intended to bush camp on the other side of the Pentecost River but the people at Ellenbrae said the El Questro staff had moved people on from there earlier in the week so we decided to stay at Home Valley Station on their river camp grounds. Jacky was pretty apprehensive about the warnings not to camp on the riverside of the road and to keep 2-3 metres from the river bank.

The view over the Pentecost River from the Home Valley Campsite

The campsite had fantastic views of the river and the Pentecost Ranges, I was really looking forward to the view in the morning but Jacky insisted we camp towards the back of the camp ground and just before dark 3 camper trailers came in and camped right in front of us.

That night we put our “best clothes” on and went to the restaurant for tea. Garlic prawns, Barramundi for me, scotch fillet steak for Jacky, followed by apple crumble with icecream. A bit of a change from our usual suppers.