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Off the grid

AS WE SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL through the Kimberley, I am ever grateful I am wearing a sports bra... and that I am not in my own car.

We are on the infamously rough Gibb River Road that runs east to west through the heart of these ancient ranges. There are dips and potholes bigger than my backyard pond and boulders that wouldn’t look out of place in the landscaping. Despite my comfortable chair, I’m being tossed sideways, my teeth rattle from corrugations, but I can’t wipe the smile off my face.

Exploring Western Australia’s Kimberley

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