Kununurra - Lilly Lagoon Resort
24.–27. sep. 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
As much as the location of the resort was stunning, after being bitten repeatedly by mosquitoes creating a dot to dot world map over most of the body we also picked up uninvited biting guest thatLæs mere
Kelly’s Knob Waringarri Aboriginal Art
25. september 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Kelly’s Knob & weeping views over Kununurra, the Ord River Irrigation Area and Mirima National Park.
Waringarri Aboriginal Arts
Waringarri is the first wholly indigenous owned art centreLæs mere
Bungle Bungle Air Adventure
26. september 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Pick Up 6.00am from Lilly Lagoon Resort, Shau greeted us and was our pilot for the 2hr flight over the patchwork of the Ord Irrigation Area, the mighty Ord River and Spillway Creek. Ord River HydroLæs mere
Bungle Bungle Range - Purnululu NP
26. september 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The Bungle Bungle Range is a major landform and the main feature of the Purnululu National Park, situated in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
The distinctive beehive-shaped towers are made upLæs mere
Ord River & Ord River Irrigation
26. september 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
The Ord River is a 651-kilometre long (405 mi) river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The river's catchment covers 55,100 square kilometres (21,274 sq mil
The lower Ord River and theLæs mere
Lake Argyle
26. september 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
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 EastLæs mere
Ivanhoe Crossing
27. september 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We left camp and headed to Ivanhoe crossing which had just reopened to vehicles, we happened to be towing a trailer so it really wasn’t a sensible idea to make the crossing and was happy to takeLæs mere
Lake Argyle Discovery Resort
27. sep.–3. okt. 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Lake Argyle Discovery Resort is set in the remote East Kimberley region, approximately 70kms from Kununurra. The only accommodation located at Lake Argyle, the resort overlooks a vast freshwater lakeLæs mere
Ord River Dam
2. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The Ord River Dam was opened officially in 1972
The 98.5 metre-high dam wall comprises an earth-filled impervious core to allow a degree of movement and flexibility (as it is built on a fault line),Læs mere
Lake Argyle Sunset Curise
2. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
We boarded a purpose built vessel "Kimberley Durack," to discover the captivating history and development of Lake Argyle and the Ord River Scheme. Captain Jake , a most entertaining man that new howLæs mere
Sunset Curise - Freshwater crocodile
2. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
The Freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) is a species of crocodile found only in the northern regions of Australia. Unlike their much larger Australian relative, the Saltwater crocodile,Læs mere
PumpHouse Kununurra
3. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
The PumpHouse in Kununurra was originally built as a pump station as part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and was converted into a restaurant in 2008.
The conversion of the Pump Station into theLæs mere
Lake Kununurra
4.–6. okt. 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
Lake Kununurra is a freshwater man-made reservoir located in the Ord River valley. The lake was formed in 1963 by the construction of the Ord Diversion Dam in Kununurra, northern Western Australia,Læs mere
Wyndham
5. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
Approximately 100km from Kununurra is the town of Wyndham, the most Northerly town in the WA and is one of the hottest places in Australia with a daily average of 36c.
The five rivers (Bastion)Læs mere
Largest Boab Tree
5. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
The Boab trees are everywhere in the Kimberley, some were even used as prisons. At the Wyndham Caravan Park there is the a huge boab tree that is billed as “Largest Boab Tree in Captivity”.Læs mere
Maggies Valley
5. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
Maggies Valley was named after Maggie Nicholson who. in the late 1920s. was the first person to drive a vehicle into what is now known as
"Maggies Vallev." From then on the peonle of
Wyndham calledLæs mere
Day 1 - Great Northern Highway
6. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Kununurra was a great place but it was time to head towards the West Kimberly’s on the Great Northern Highway! No phone reception/internet. Destination Broome 1042km We teamed up with the Beast andLæs mere
Day 2 - Great Northern Highway
7. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Leycester rest stop was one of the best examples of freedom one could experience, free camping, free water , free electricity! Didn’t cost us anything but gave us everything. We packed up our homeLæs mere
Day 3 - The Great Northern Highway
8. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 42 °C
So by now you’ll be getting an idea of how long the trip is from the East Kimberly’s to the West Kimberly’s.
Next stop Willare Bridge Roadhouse 357km.
This time it was a stop at Fitzroy CrossingLæs mere
Day 4 - Great Northern Highway
9. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 37 °C
The roadhouse was an oasis and a much appreciated stop over after 3 days on the road. The heat has built over the course of the trip and has reached insane temperatures staying around 42degrees tillLæs mere
Broome
9.–15. okt. 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
So we made it! Kununurra to Broome 1043km later , though some of the harshest terrain and unforgiving heat.
Broome, also known as Rubibi by the Yawuru people, is a coastal pearling and tourist townLæs mere
Broome - Cable Beach
10. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Cable Beach is a 22 km (14 mi) stretch of white sand beach on the eastern Indian Ocean and the name of the surrounding suburb in Broome, Western Australia. Cable Beach was named after the telegraphLæs mere
Broome - Gantheaume Point
10. oktober 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Gantheaume Point encompasses a stretch of white sandy beach as well as a red rock cliff face overlooking the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Located about ten minutes from the town centre ofLæs mere
Cygnet Bay -Dampier Peninsula
15.–20. okt. 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The Dampier Peninsula is a peninsula located 207km north of Broome and Roebuck Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the west and north, and KingLæs mere
Cygnet Bay Pearl Tour & Grading Class
16.–17. okt. 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The Australian pearl from its Indigenous beginnings through to the four generations of the Brown family who have been pearling and living here since 1946.
On our first day we had an insight into theLæs mere













































































































































































































































































































