Really sad to leave the Northern Territory behind. I absolutely loved it. The remoteness, the peace & quiet, and the quirkiness of it all. It’s like nowhere else. Timber Creek was a beautiful spot for our last few nights there.
Heading into WA and the Kimberley, we stopped at the border crossing/checkpoint. Meet two lovely retired men who were on a mango run (travelling to different cattle stations and collecting the mangoes.) They called themselves ‘the birdos’. They like they’re bird watching. One of the birdos had just made a fresh batch of dried mango, which he passed some on to us. So delicious!! And we got to keep it going through quarantine because it was dried. Everything else had to be thrown out at the checkpoint.
First stop in WA was Lake Argyle, its described as the “Jewel of the Kimberley”, and as soon as you get to the caravan park you can see why.
We hired a dinghy and went for an exploration of the lake.
Had a fish. Boys hooked on within about 30 seconds! Unbelievable. The lake was full of catfish. In all we caught & released about 60 fish. Lots of fun!!
After a few days in Lake Argyle, we headed to Kununurra. During the drive we noticed some mini-tornadoes, known as “whirly-whirls”. Had a drive out to some waterholes, but they’re drying out now as the dry season comes to an end. Supposedly its about 5° warmer than usual, and a lot of the campers have packed up and gone home due to the heat. Still looks pretty busy to me though.
Caught the preliminary foot finals at the Kununurra Hotel. Fun to be in WA when West Coast won, the locals were loving it!
Kimberyland Caravan Park.
Spot of fishing turned into a spot of croc spotting at the caravan park!
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