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Questro – Kununurra: 23 July [263 km]
We know this sounds boring but, on
another absolutely stunning day, we set off for Wyndham for a visit to 5 Rivers
Lookout. This was another feature which
we had been anticipating. The lookout is
located on a quite high hill and provides spectacular views of Wyndham and Cambridge
Gulf. Across the extensive
mangrove-covered tidal flats, we could see where the Ord, King, Pentecost,
Durack and Forrest Rivers enter Cambridge Gulf.
In the distance to the south west, was the towering Cockburn Range, so
the whole effect of the view from this lookout was absolutely captivating.
It was a splendid place at which to enjoy
morning tea and wonder again at the beauty of this part of Australia.
One fascinating development at this
time was that we were driving over bridges again; for about a week, we had seen very few
bridges and we had driven through numerous water courses, some of which had
water in them.
Then we set off to Kununurra (where
there was some furious shopping for diamonds and such like!) before we drove
out to Lake Argyle, visiting the Durack Homestead Museum along the way.
Lake Argyle looked magnificent as it stretched away into the far distance: what an enormous volume of water and it looked so blue on such a clear day.
We had lunch below the dam wall in a delightful picnic area.
Lake Argyle looked magnificent as it stretched away into the far distance: what an enormous volume of water and it looked so blue on such a clear day.
We had lunch below the dam wall in a delightful picnic area.
Our trip down the Ord River beckoned,
so we boarded our boat with Dillon – a very knowledgeable local lad – for an exhilarating
3-hour cruise down the Ord River. Dillon
knew just about everything there was to know about Lake Argyle, the dam, the
hydro power station, how Lake Kununurra and Lake Argyle have influenced the
economy of the region and the environment and flora and fauna of the Ord River
below the dam.
Some of the locals were fishing (by almost walking on water)
...while others were content to sleep with their mouths open...
We had a wonderful time with Dillon alternatively stopping to point out matters of interest and using his two V8 outboard motors to speed us down the River. A couple of rock wallabies took some interest in us...
...while the local bats could not care less...
Near the end of our river trip, we saw a sleeping elephant
This was a fascinating time as we learnt about this area and we completed this trip with sunset over Lake Kununurra. We enjoyed a relaxing dinner and evening at the Kununurra Country Club Hotel. We also managed to get some reception for our mobile phones after a week of not being in communication with the outside world.
Some of the locals were fishing (by almost walking on water)
...while others were content to sleep with their mouths open...
We had a wonderful time with Dillon alternatively stopping to point out matters of interest and using his two V8 outboard motors to speed us down the River. A couple of rock wallabies took some interest in us...
...while the local bats could not care less...
Near the end of our river trip, we saw a sleeping elephant
This was a fascinating time as we learnt about this area and we completed this trip with sunset over Lake Kununurra. We enjoyed a relaxing dinner and evening at the Kununurra Country Club Hotel. We also managed to get some reception for our mobile phones after a week of not being in communication with the outside world.
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