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Meet the troops

The great thing about this trip was that we were all there for the same reason - to take photographs.
Rob
Here's Rob in Hancock Gorge, getting ready to make a stitched panorama using his home-brew panorama attachment on top of the tripod. See Rob's GRAYnomad Chronicles #064 page for his report on the trip and resulting photographs.
Glen
Here's Glen in Joffre Gorge, using the inflatable rowboat he brought with him from Tasmania. This is probably the ideal sort of craft for navigating the main gorges in Karijini - lightweight, maneuverable and stable. I used a li-lo from the hardware store in Tom Price, and Paul had an inflatable pool lounge that could be most kindly described as having high-visibility, but Glen's boat was clearly the way to go. See Glen's gallery here.
"Arrr, thar she blows!"
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"Arrr, thar she blows!"

This is Paul unwittingly impersonating a pirate on the bridge (aka tray) of the good ship HiLux on the road to Wittenoom. If you hire any kind of remotely robust vehicle in the Pilbara, it's almost certainly going to come fitted with mine-safety gear, including more flashing lights than seem reasonable and a flag like this. Paul's website is www.paulhoelen.com.