Durak House

After our cruise we decided to drive to the Durack Homestead. We walked through the house where we learned the Durack’s, originally from Galway, Ireland, were early settlers in the Kimberley, and the first to take up pastoral leases in the region. After over 2 years of travelling from 1883 to 1885 they arrived, having undertaken one of the longest cattle drives in history. The Durack’s lived in the area for many years. Once the Ord River Dam was completed, in early 1971, Lake Argyle began to fill more rapidly than anyone anticipated. The Homestead was dismantled stone by stone, stored in Kununurra, and rebuilt towards the end of the decade, 15km from its original position. In 1979 the building was opened as a museum, dedicated to the pioneering spirit of the Durack family.

As it was the middle of the day, I was feeling really hot and exhausted. We headed back to our cabin where I had a snooze and then headed to the infinity pool. We had steak and salad again for dinner and watched the rest of Untamed on Netflix before heading to sleep.Read more