I'm not sure words will do this part of Australia justice. Once I can get better coverage there will be more photos. My poor phone is full (of photos) so I have to download them onto Jaynes' computer and that worries me in case I lose them!!
Back to The East Kimberley, The Ord, Kununnurra and Lake Argyle. Magnificent.
We were blown away by the scenery while driving through the area but when you take a tour or two you get to see some of the hidden beauty, and it is breathtaking.
We took a tour from Kununnurra (K) to El Questro, Emma Gorge and Zebedee Springs. This was the best $265 pp we have spent. It was an all day tour. We were picked up from our caravan park at 6.30 am and dropped back at 6.30 pm. We hiked Emma Gorge and then swam in the pool under a waterfall, bucket list tick. We then had a lovely morning tea at Emma Gorge Resort. We then went to Zebedee Springs to help our aching legs, then to lunch at Elquestro (Barramundi or steak) then a Chamberlain River Cruise with bubbles and fruit. Brilliant, brilliant day. Great guides and fantastic service.
Kununnurra township is small but has everything you need.
After leaving K we travelled to Lake Argyle Resort to stay there a few nights. WOW. We loved it here too. Their infinity pool is beautiful and the resort is grassy and shady. See reviews.
We took the Sunset Cruise on Lake Argyle and I have to say it was the BEST fun and the scenery? well you judge for yourselves in the gallery. Lake Argyle is home to over 30,000 freshwater crocs...and we swam with them, with a drink in hand!! Top experience.
Jayne and I walked the Ord River Gorge walk early one morning and we enjoyed that. Knowing that the rock formation you are walking on was formed 1.8 billion years ago is rather sobering. The view over Lake Argyle, that is man made and formed from damming the flow of The Ord, and 18 times the size of Sydney Harbor, really is awe inspiring.
The Ord River Scheme is a real wonder and one my Dad used to talk about a lot. He was up this way in the 1940's in the RAAF. He was stationed around Adelaide River. Of course I left all that info and photos at home so its hard to retrace steps. May just come back here one day with more background.
The photos in gallery should speak volumes....if I can get them up!
We stayed at Katherine one night to get to Darwin but we are heading back that way again to see more of the area.
In Darwin now and have done what we could of Kakadu. That's a new entry on the blog all by itself! So much to see and its getting hard to keep up with the blog because a lot of the time we are out of range. As we head down to Tennant Creek and turn left to QLD we hope coverage will improve so I can catch up!