Aug 22, 2012 - Relaxing in Kununurra

Sleep in and after pancakes for breakfast we drove into town for fuel and some last minute supplies. Stopped off at the Celebrity Tree Park on the banks of the lake while the boys played at the playground. Back to the caravan park for a swim in the pool - all except mum who thought it was too cold (and it was says dad. The boys have met a boy about the same age from Perth called Jordan - they have been playing in the pool for the last two days with him. Relaxing afternoon.

Aug 21, 2012 - Lake Argyle to Kununurra

We left the caravan park and took a very scenic drive across the dam wall to the beautiful green picnic park area down near the hydro station. It looked quite steep and windy as a road but the FIAT handled it very well. Mum didnt want to look over the edge of the wall, it was a long way down! We then drove a short distance to the Durack Arygle Homestead. The original property is under about 10m of water out in the lake but a local decided to get a team together and stone by stone they moved the old historic homestead up onto dry ground and...

Aug 13, 2012 - Kununurra

Kununurra was a trip down memory lane, where Laura was 'made' 25 years ago - the town was an unrecognisable mess, and the attractions still as amazing as ever! The tour company I worked for no longer existed and we couldn't find Sam's old 'De Beers' office, but we think we found our old house! We enjoyed a few hours in the local history museum -catching up with old names and places. A nostalgic trip up the local lookout, Kelly's Knob, was memorable more for the local Aboriginal youngsters as they skipped from rock to rock.

Aug 13, 2012 - Back in WA

Tonight sees us back on WA time. So, until we change the free hour on the phone, the calls will now be coming at 8.00pm. Last night we stopped at Timber Creek, still in the NT. Watched the feeding of the freshwater crocs, of which there are about 14 that hang around in the creek at the back of the C/park. They feed them at 5.00pm every day. Went out to Policeman's Point and the lookout before we left. Photos abound of the surrounds and the Victoria River. Stopped for lunch and ate all the left over fresh fruit before we attempted to cross...

Aug 12, 2012 - Kununurra, WA

From Mataranka we continued north to Katherine & stayed just one night before heading across to the Kimberley's in WA. We will definitely be going back to Katherine as the thermal hot springs were so relaxing & we look forward to visiting Katherine Gorge. We arrived at Kununurra on Sunday where we will get everything ready for the Kimberley's. We have decided not to take the camper trailer onto the Gibb River Road as the road conditions are pretty bad in a number of places. Instead we will be camping for the next 12 days. This will give us...

Jul 2, 2012 - El Questro to Kununurra via Wyndham

Leaving El Questro we saw our first dingo....it was a real runt, cute and too fast for us to get a picture. Today is the last day on the Gibb River and it all feels a little surreal that this part of our trip is over.....it felt like we would never get here and now its over. With a total of 863km and 51 water crossings its been an adventure! Ben is happy to tick it off his list of must do 4wd tracks! Im sure we will do this again! Driving to Wyndham we were impressed by the hills and scenery, there really isnt anywhere else like the...

Jul 2, 2012 - Kununurra to Lake Argyle

Before leaving Kununurra we dropped by the local distillery - the specialise in rum and considering neither of us are huge fans of rum, we enjoyed every drop and walked out with a bottle a slight tipsy feeling at 9am! We also stopped by a stone gallery to pick up some Zebra Rock and a few other pieces known to the Kimberleys. Bridget started collecting Rocks and so we have made a point of collecting rocks and stones from everywhere we visit....we are planning to make a statue with them all. The collection is growing rather quickly! We...

Jun 20, 2012 - Bungle Bungle Flight

21st June Guess what we did today? We flew over the Bungle Bungle Ranges. I actually flew in a 13 seater. The flight was with Slingair Heliwork W A. The smallest plane I have flown in. It was an excellent flight which lasted 2 hours. The Bungle Bungle [Purnululu National Park]. It is a spectacular landform of striking beehive dome shaped sandstone towers and breathtaking gorges. They were formed over 360 million years ago. The most spectacular feature of the Bungle Bungle is the very distinctive tiger striped skin. Each of the bands is a...

Jun 19, 2012 - Kununurra

19th June On the road again heading to Kununurra. Very quite on the road feels like we are the only ones out here. Once again the scenery is changing all the time. Very flat with lots of trees, the grasses are quite high and close to the road. Making it difficult to spot any stray animals grazing close to the road. Then a few klms down the road we come across some stunning rock formations. Closer to Kununurra we are starting to see Boab trees. These trees are found only in the Western Australia Kimberly region, used as food, shelter,...

Jun 6, 2012 - Kununurra - Ivanhoe Crossing Sunset

Kununurra Ivanhoe Crossing is a must see while you are in Kununurra. The crossing is a causeway that was build over the Ord River, located just about a 15 minutes drive from the town center. It actually used to be a main road going to Wyndham but got submerged with water after an irrigation plan in the 1960s. You can actually cross the river in the dry season if you have a 4WD vehicle, though you might be hesitant about that when you see the big crocodiles lurking around! This is the place where all the locals go fishing. Especially on...

Jun 1, 2012 - Kununurra - Deadhorse Springs

Deadhorse Springs is about 7k's from Lake Argyle. We drove in to have a cuppa about 3pm. There's nothing like driving along a quiet road and suddenly finding a stunning pool in the middle of nowhere, but with so many crocs around it was best not to swim. This pool is on the other side of Lake Argyle, where an abundance of birdlife is found, although the time we were there there was not much around.

Jun 1, 2012 - Kununurra - Lake Argyle

Lake Argyle covers an area 18 times the size of Sydney harbour, 1000 km2. At full flood level that area increases to 2100 km2!he far north East of Western Australia, in the remote Kimberley region, is a vast freshwater lake nestled amongst a rugged billion year old landscape. Argyle Lake is now home to 26 species of native fish and a population of freshwater crocodiles currently estimated at some 25,000. Fish species that are present in Lake Argyle include barramundi, southern saratoga, archer fish, forktail cat fish, mouth almighty, long...