Fine giugno; e' arrivato il momento di partire. Dopo lunghe indagini e ricerche decido di aggregarmi ad un tour organizzato che in 9 giorni (e 8 notti) mi portera' da Darwin a Broome, sulla west coast. Gia' prima di arrivare in Australia avevo deciso che avrei visitato, ad ogni costo, la zona chiamata Kimberley che, a detta di molti, รจ l'ultima vera frontiera del continente: coste frastagliate infestate da coccodrilli, un bush selvaggio, lunghi canyon scolpiti da turbolenti fiumi, aspri massifs, gorges, waterfalls and huge farms. The area 'a-half times as large as England, Switzerland, or 11 times, and populated by no more than' 50 thousand people.
The paved highway that connects Darwin to Broome around the Kimberley, which are penetrated only by the Gibb River Road: 700km of dirt road that does not forgive, we drilled during the tour 2 times, broken a windshield and melted a bearing!
farms in this area are so large (some exceeding 1 million hectares) and 'unnecessary and too expensive, fence, cows graze in the wild and are monitored by helicopters. With me traveling
other 7 people, all squashed into the back of a Toyota Landcruiser (siamo seduti uno di fronte all'altro). La nostra guida, Kurt, e' un classico cowboy; un ragazzo del posto, muscoloso, abbronzato e belloccio che si farebbe tutte le tipe - ce ne fosse una carina... - del gruppo. Sempre alla ricerca dell'effeto speciale ma, devo ammettere, sa il fatto suo quando si tratta di fare "vita all'aria aperta". La prima notte, dopo cena, sparisce e torna dopo mezz'ora con in mano un coccodrillo d'acqua dolce (in teoria, innocuo) di un metro. Non bastasse, lo molla vicino al fuoco e in un nano secondo 8 persone saltano sulle sedie e urlano "cazzo, riprendilo in mano!".
Nei giorni seguenti, dopo averci illustrato le meraviglie del mondo animale, ci impressiona con una serie di tuffi in pozze d'acqua Disproportionate from heights, we are about 25-30 meters. Another day we catch the fish they eat for dinner, then go hunting for crabs from the river, a short guy.
along the Gibb River Road we saw almost all the gorges and waterfalls accessible by 4x4. Fantastic places, pristine, crystal clear rivers of ice water. The night accommodations have always been kind of "wild camping" in nature, under the stars. Evenings spent around a warm fire and clear nights of bitter cold and the semi-desert climate of the region it means warm days (35 degrees) and refreshing nights (5 degrees).
Kurt and 'separate the kitchen: a special mention for a leg of lamb and grilled vegetables; absolutely delicious.
For me 'the first taste of Australian outback, the rugged hinterland. I admit: I'd like to do so themselves, but the current financial resources do not. The tour 'ok, and the fact that the group is small, making it a good alternative to travel independently.
dirt road, red rocks, dust, dry vegetation and beautiful rivers I have entered the heart and when the sun sinks into the waters of the 'Indian Ocean at Broome, 1200km south-west of Darwin, I get the feeling that one of the Kimberley is not a closed chapter.
Rene '
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