Winyalkan Island Bradshaws

Only a short sail to Winyalkan Island near the famous Bradshaw painting of “Five Men in a Boat”.  After meeting Grahame Walsh on our first trip to the Kimberley on Mount Elizabeth Station in 1997 and recently reading Ian Wilson’s book “Lost World of the Kimberley” which gives an archaeological and anthropological perspective, we were keen to see these Bradshaw paintings. Scrambling up the rocks leads to a trail of overhangs with paintings all around, some ancient and fading, some modern touch-ups have been added.  A small diamond python had found a perfect snoozing hole in the sandstone, but right next to the main path.  Rock wallabies were hopping about and one small wallaby with a brushy tail we weren’t sure if it was a monjon or narbalek; hoping to see another soon.

Five Men in a Boat painting

more amazing rock formations

Another Bradshaw painting “Four Men in a Boat” is in the next creek with other rock art visible from the dinghy.

At Murrangingi Island we caught up with catamaran Whiskers again and shared a few yarns over sundowners. 

our cheeky visitor