One Saturday in June we decided to drive to Chichester National Park. The weather was getting cooler but we didn't bank on all the flies! They drove us mad and we decided there were too many to have a swim at Deep Reach Pool. We took a walk along the trail at the old homestead at Millstream. After the walk I realised we had some fly nets in the glovebox of the car!
Red dirt - it gets everywhere...in shoes, on clothes, on the outside and inside of the car, on your clean washing. Red dirt also gets in your blood and suddenly you learn to love and embrace it.
Red dirt - it gets everywhere...in shoes, on clothes, on the outside and inside of the car, on your clean washing. Red dirt also gets in your blood and suddenly you learn to love and embrace it.
Trying to get a nice group shot of all four kids is nearly impossible!
Love this one though!
At the homestead, I can't imagine how those poor early settlers lived here with the heat, the flies, the dirt, the insects and bugs, the snakes...and miles and miles away from any other civilisation.
That sweet cheeky face
Imagine the heat from this oven in Summer, it would have been unbearable
Bush view through the window
They did plant some lovely shady trees though and apparently they had an amazing vegetable garden back in the day
Fish!
Sienna was scared to dip her feet in, she thought a fish might bite her!
Vibrant yellow wattle
Such an extraordinary landscape
Alissa calls the mulla mulla flowers, "mully mullies"- she gets very excited when she sees them.
My bush babies
When you collect a red rock as a souvenir...
It was a big day for this little lady. I think they were all asleep within half an hour of driving home.
Another beautiful Pilbara adventure.
