We decided that today was the day to tackle an off road trip and see what the Landcruiser was capable of. Our destination was Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls, both of which are located about 50km off the main road. The first part of the drive is easy, just gravel and in much better condition than the Meerenie loop that we drove on when we went to Alice Springs. However after 50km the wide gravel road turns into a rough track complete with multiple creek crossings, deep sand, large corrugations and plenty of bumps. Needless to say the kids enjoyed every minute! We went with the Walker family who we had met along the way and the kids enjoyed using the CB radio for the first time to talk to them. Apologies to any truck drivers who had to listen to the inane drivel! We made it to the Jim Jim Falls car park without any trouble and began the 900m walk to the Falls. Every so often there was a sign warning of how difficult the walk is and they were absolutely right. It took Charlie, Michael and I about an hour to get there. Toward the end of the walk you had to climb enormous boulders but it was absolutely worth it. What a magnificent place. It must be unbelievable in wet season watching all that water but even with just a trickle it was still stunning.
Charlie managed to walk the whole way back to the car on his own which was a super effort. Jack and Tom also did a great job making it to and from without complaint. The only complaint was that we had to leave in order to check out Twin Falls.
This drive was something the boys and Michael had been excited about for a while since it meant driving across a croc infested river!
Michael did a great job and although I found it a bit hair raising, everyone else had a ball!
Unfortunately once we finally made it to the Twin Falls carpark, we had missed the last boat to the viewing area by about 10 minutes which was very disappointing.
But aside from that we had a really great day.
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