21 Jun 10 – Millstream Chichester National Park

By Lou: Miraculously we managed to time our 2 day visit to Millstream-Chichester National Park to meet up with Steve and Chris who we had first met on the Oodnadatta Track in April. They saved us a spot at a great campsite near the homestead. We shared a roast dinner and enjoyed catching up on each other’s travels and car repairs since we last parted.

We enjoyed a 4 hour walk through wetlands which are hard to imagine exist based on the arid entry to the park. Along the way we had a dip in the chilly river at Crossing Pool amongst the catfish and borrowed the ranger’s canoe for a paddle upstream.

It was nice to catch up with Pat and Sonja (neighbours from Point Samson) again and we had another shot at the telescope. This time there were no caravan park lights brightening the sky.

By Craig: We had arranged to meet up with a couple, Steve and Chris, whom we had met and travelled with on the Oodnadatta Track. It was a chance to swap tales and spend time catching up.
They had had their fair share of difficulties as they had broken the chasis of the Ford Ranger whilst in the Bungle Bungles so we had lots to chat about.
I got the sense that any difficulties of the past had long disappeared as they canoed in crossing Pool.

The dirt road into Millstream-Chichester National Park travelled through an area which resembled a waste rock site from an old mine. The large, square, chunky rocks made for a strangely interesting landscape and a picturesque introduction to the area.





We enjoyed walks and a visit to Hamersley Gorge before moving on toward Tom Price and Karijini National Park.