Mitchell Plateau

The Mitchell Plateau is a 200km detour on a very bad road, but definitely worth the effort! The famous Mitchell Falls are just stunning! We decided to take a helicopter to get to the falls (6 minute ride) and then walk back in order to appreciate the falls from the air......

.... and from the ground.

They removed the doors of the helicopter! When it banked to the left I would have fallen out except for the seat belt. It was quite an adrenalin kick!

Below is a short video clip of the helicopter flight over the falls. I don't think it works on iPads though, sorry, computers only.

Unfortunately, this was our first overcast day in over two months! At least it wasn't too hot. Kirsten can be seen on the right, crossing the top of Big Mertens Falls.

As always, we spent some time climbing around cliffs and overhangs to look for Aboriginal rock art.

The paintings here are completely different from the ones we saw in the western Kimberley. The northern WA was densely populated by different Aboriginal clans.

The road continues north to the coast, as seen here from Warrender Hill. The condition of the road got so bad, however, that we decided to turn around (or was it just me?)

Another amazing place is the Munurru camping area on the King Edward River. How is this for a late afternoon swim?! 

I was fascinated by the rock formations around the waterfall - the result of seasonal flooding for thousands of years.

The flora was fascinating too, here a lovely colour arrangement.

This seems to be another species of carnivorous plant. The "glue" can be seen everywhere except on the flower and the plant was covered in little insects. Note how sticky it is below - it didn't want to let go of my finger!

Below are some more of the locals: