After preparing to cross the WA border at Timber Creek,
our drive to the border was very pleasant with the scenery forever changing. We saw the landscape change from being flat
with very little vegetation to becoming very mountainous and the mountain
ranges varying from being covered in grass and shrubs to very rocky. We also noticed that this area had a lot of
boab trees and they too varied from thin young trees to very big ones that you
knew have been there for many years.
See photos below of this very beautiful scenery.
On our approach to the WA border we got stuck behind a
1 axle small caravan going a mere 80km with us travelling at around a
comfortable 93kms, so needless to say Bernie did get rather frustrated and me
too to be honest. The next minute the driver gives us the go ahead to overtake him,
so we sped up to overtake him only to see in the distance another vehicle
coming towards us, hence the brakes were pushed hard we backed off. When we did eventually pass him he waved his
arms giving us some hand signals which we politely ignored (In Australia the
hand signal which he showed us is called the bird), but thank goodness he
vanished in the distance and we made our way to the WA border control to go through
our quarantine inspection.
The much anticipated border crossing sign to Western
Australia with the border control stop further back.
Once we got the all clear from the border control we
were amazed at how the scenery changed with such beautiful mountain ranges and
boab trees on the road.
When we arrived
into Kununurra we checked into the Ivanhoe caravan park and wanted to stay for 2
nights, however we were advised we had to move to another site for the 2nd night which was a pain
in the but, however we had to do it. We
also had to take the dogs to the vet as they had picked up some tummy bug and
were becoming a problem. Once they were
sorted with some antibiotics we went off to see what Kununurra has to offer.
Kununurra is a small place with a population of
approximately 7000 people, below is some information about Kununurra.
Kununurra in Australia is a lively,
booming town on the eastern edge
of the Kimberley.
According to the Mirima Language Centre the
name is based on the Miriwoong word “Goonoonoorrang”, which simply means
large river.
The vast majority of the attractions here
involve water, lots of water. And water means life, both an amazing flora and
abundant wildlife. (And of course excellent fishing!)
Countless gorges and waterfalls, several big
tidal rivers, dozens of smaller streams and creeks, Lake Kununurra, and of
course the huge expanse of Lake Argyle…
See below photos of Lake
Kununurra
Our second day in Kununurra we drove to Lake Argyle
and we were definitely not disappointed.
Lake Argyle is
Western Australia's largest and Australia's second largest freshwater man-made
reservoir by volume. The reservoir is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme
and is located near the East Kimberley town of Kununurra.
While we were here we had lunch at the caravan park and had a very inquisitive bird visited for the possibility of left overs.
Once our tummies where satisfied we walked around the caravan park to see what it had to offer and also have a look at the infinity pool, with a view of Lake Argyle in the background, it is just stunning. See photos below
Photo taken of us at Lake
Argyle and below the best photo ever taken from our seat.
Just stunning
Map for this trip
Next port of call is some
free camping near the Bungle Bungle Ranges
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