I’m keen to get a morning shot of the camels against the sea backdrop, but none today, nor all week I was told later, as the tide is in. We had a late breakfast and caught up on washing, email, bookings, banking etc, via the very slow net. I left at 3 for the camels, […]
Mako (Andrew), a past CMI-Perth member, is pastor here, so we met at 9 in the Baptist Church. Many were away on this long week-end, but visitors made up the difference. Good music using a CD followed by his sermon on divorce based on the sermon on the mount. He did a good job of […]
A walk through in the morning confirmed the appearance. Despite this, the huge Boabs, many trees, and garden show a past grandeur that reduces the poor maintenance. It is close on the banks of the river, and erosion is creeping near. Geikie Gorge is 20km on a paved road. Four walks can be explored and […]
Young James the pilot gave us the safety talk about the small 4-seat helicopter; I chose the right side behind him and grabbed his headset. Offering to ‘drive’, he said ok but I would also have to do the commentary! A very cold wind blew in with the doors open and I wondered if I […]
Talk about rough! 70km of twisty dirt road through Mable Downs and Purnululu, across creeks and rivers, up steep ridges….. I was feeling a little ill, but Hilary gave up half way ie we had to stop for 5 minutes. Fortunately the small Park entrance has travel pills and she improved, but didn’t eat the […]
An easy 250km drive to the Bungle Bungles, through the coastal ranges, climbing several hundred metres to the plain just before Warmun. The Road House is a good shady spot for lunch.. The Bungle Bungle Caravan Park is 1km off the highway on Mabel Downs Station. Everything is transportable; power is by diesel generation, and […]
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 iconic Gibb River road can only be driven in a 4×4, due to the river crossings and rough dirt surface, dusty now but muddy in the wet when it is almost impassable. The rentals offer limited comfort eg sleeping in a tent on the roof, or renting a plain 4×4 and spending nights in […]
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 […]