We had decided to stay two nights at Parry's Creek Farm, it was 7 klms off the highway but on a well maintained gravel road. It was a shame the property was dry and dusty. They hadn't had rain for six months. It was a pretty place with a billabong surrounded by cabins.
I haven't seen so many boabs in one area. They were as far as the eye could see.
John had a swim in the pool and filled in the afternoon walking around to see if he could find any wildlife. Kangaroos were around in the mornings. There was a billabong worth seeing off the road into the farm. John and I decided we wanted to see it but unfortunately a Bob and Elaine don't have a 4wd and as we found out the road in was very rough.
The Marglu Billabong has been one of the highlights of this trip. The road leading up to a lookout before getting to the billabong was not one I would want to do again but it was worth every corregation and small rocks to view this beautiful place.
Once at the lookout and the ruins of the old Telegraph Station, the whole vista was incredible. The boabs were standing as sentinels as you entered the last bit of the road down the hill and along to the billabong. Another better road joined the one we had travelled so slowly on.
The whole area was a lot bigger than I had imagined. We saw brolgas immediately and magpie geese. Also a large group of Pelicans gracefully sliding on the clear water. We entered the bird hide to take more photos and sat and took in the chattering of the birds and just enjoyed the whole experience.
After leaving the billabong we drove in Wyndham and up to the Five Rivers Lookout over the Cambridge Gulf. It's a high steep and winding 3 klms up to the lookout but the view is amazing.
Five Rivers lookout at Wyndham
We spent an hour or so there before looking around the town and heading back to Parry's Creek.
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