Day 17 July 21st Bungle Bungles Ecidna Gorge

This is going to have to shorter again for me to get a good quality movie. Sorry ... enjoy! This is the begining of three, at least, movies of the Bungle Bungle's.

Day 16 July 20th Lake Kununurra Boat Trip

Today, Stephen and I went on a boat trip between the Diversion Dam and the Ord Dam. It was a fairly windy day, so quite bumpy (much to my arms disgust). It was a very interesting journey with plenty of facts to baffle the brain! To think that this reasonable small dam (Picture 2) has been responsible for Lake Argyle (the largest man made lake in Australia). The 3rd Pic is of the first Freshwater croc that we have seen...not as big as I expected...will have to re-evaluant when I get to see a salty!!!

The 4th pic is of the little hidden camp site that the tour uses...only accessible by boat and hardly visible at that! The 5th and last pic is of a rock called the elephant rock. These pictures do not do any of this region justice.

Off to Bungle Bungle's tomorrow and will try and upload a movie!

Day 15 July 19th Wyndam

On our first full day with Alan & Alys we headed for Wyndam and on the way did our first bit of off road in our car, out to the Prison Tree. These Boab trees were used on the cattle tracks as prison cells until the next pick up took place. There are a selection around the area and are facinating .. this picture is about 25 k's in from the main road.

We went into Wyndam for lunch but there was not the quay that Alan had anticipated... so we pushed on to a Billabong ... on the way there was a fire at the side of the road, the birds were going crazy trying to catch the bugs and critters running from the flames. I have never seen so many varieties (particularly birds of prey) or volume in one spot at one time before. On a back road out to the billabong we noticed this fantastic bird of prey (think it is a Whistling Kite) he just did not move and I took the shot shaking with disbelief.

Onto the Billabong which had a glorious selection of water birds, all noted in my bird book for future reference... and here Stephen took the incredible photo of the Little Egret with a fish in it's mouth... you can even see the eyes!

Day 14 July 18th Kununurra The Arrival

This will be a very quick update.... we arrived,thinking that we would have a free day here in Kununurra before Alan & Alys arrive... wrong. Stephen & I went for an early morning bike ride and just about to stop for a morning coffee and the phone rang... they were twenty minutes away!!

Pictures are of the champares sunset over the Lake Kununurra

Day 12/13/14 July 16-18 Barn Hill to Kununurra

Time was now against us for the arrival at Kununurra to met up with Alan & Alys. I should have remembered that this is Stephen we are talking about.. so instead of four days it took three. We left Barn Hill and headed for Broome, trying to get space here was almost impossible,but we made it and went into town for a quick look around. Found some lovely pearls and a great lunch at the Som Thai just back from China Town.

Spent the evening charging up computers etc as we intended to do two nights of free camping. While packing to leave a Kalamunda car pulled up to talk and they were basically going in the same direction. We pulled into Fitzroy Crossing and so did the Kalamunda couple. We stopped for lunch at the Fitzroy River Counrty Club...interesting and on discussion all four of us decided to press on a little further. 

We ended up at Mary's Pool on Mary River (dry) having past the amazing Boab trees. A lovely night was spent with Derek & Pauline. In the morning Stephen left for his morning meditation, when the paper work was completed, emerging from the drop dunny, he was accousted by an enormous "Hello how are you", from the lady from Sebastian's Butchers in Kalamunda!!!!! As they say, it's a small world!!

We pushed on to Kununurra and got there by early afternoon, just in time to watch the evening birds coming to feed along the banks of Lake Kununurra, a nearly full moon and a beautiful sunset. 

Day 11 July 14th Barn Hill

We did not go far to our next stop after a very relaxing time at Pardoo Station.. yes we stayed another day! Barn Hill is about 80k's South of Broome and a very busy spot. We had pretty much the last site on the beach front but Stephen was in his element with his sunset shots. We were only staying for the one night as we hope to come back this way with our friends from Melbourne who we are pushing on to meet up with in Kunanurra.

Day 8/9 July 11/12 Pardoo Station

We were at a cattle station with caravan park attached, thought we were staying for one night and ended up staying 3.

I loved the idea that Stephen had decided to relax at long last and all around us were fishing maniacs. Well that demanded that the fishing gear come into use. Pardoo station has entrance to a number of fishing areas... would you believe one is called Bake Bean Creek, I did ask why but a fart was the only reply.

As you can see from the pics we found an old motor bike, not sure what make but it deserved a photo. The second pic is of the oyster beds.... shame neither of us is into them! 

Then comes the photo's on the way out and on the way back... yes I, Alison caught 2 yes 2 Threadfin Salmon and they were delicious!!!!! Score 4 Alison 2 Stephen... not that I'm counting!