Lake Argyle WA and Durack Homestead

We are now in WA. When we crossed the border at the quarantine station, we had to surrender our Manuka honey 😣, as apparently honey contains spores which present a biothreat. 34klms off the highway is Lake Argyle (70klm south of Kununurra). The expanse of fresh water is the largest is Australia...19 Sydney harbours! home to 30 000 fresh water crocs, 26 species of native fish...making it a RAMSAR wetland of International Significance. On the road in is the Durack Homestead - moved from where the Dam now sits. Mary Durack is author of the book "Kings in Grass Castle", one of the books which documents her pioneering family's travels and their rise to wealth as cattle barons.Read more