Triple J radio run various Ord River cruises in 60-seat shallow-draft launches from a small harbour a few km west of town on Lake Kununurra. One can also bus to boat on Lake Argyle, and return down the gorge to town, or, as we did, boat 55km up to the Argyle wall and back. Only […]

Wyndham is another town that has seen better days. It was established as the port for the mines to the south at Halls Creek. Goods were transported along a cobbled road by Afghans with camels – a graveyard is that’s left of them. The old town is squeezed between the steep Bastion lookout on the […]

The Argyle Dam is a short drive from Kununura. Built in the early ‘70’s to add extra water to irrigate the large area below the Kununura dam, and to provide some hydro-electric power. It covers a vast area, to a maximum depth of 60m; waves can form in strong winds. This included much of the […]

Leaving Mary River, the flat landscape was similar to yesterday, but it became much more interesting after Warmun; hills, valleys, and smaller cattle stations, taller and more numerous trees. Both Halls Creek and Warmun are small towns that supported mining, and the cattle drives, where the cattle were herded to the ports from the inland […]