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Western Australia is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east. Les mer
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    24. september 2024
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    Kununurra - Lilly Lagoon Resort

    24.–27. sep. 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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 that decided that they should set up home inside our bus ,mainly in the bed , to say the least we were quite relieved to move on from the onslaughts of the insect world. Armed and dangerous with tea tree oil, mortine, we travelled back on ourselves to Lake Argyle taking with us the army of tiny ants that has took up free rent!Les mer

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    Kelly’s Knob Waringarri Aboriginal Art

    25. september 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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 centre established in the Kimberley region and one of the oldest continuously operating art centres in Australia supporting economic independence for artists and their community. The centre operates artists’ studios and galleries and supports more than 100 artists as painters, printmakers, wood carvers, boab engravers, sculptors and textile artists.Les mer

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    Bungle Bungle Air Adventure

    26. september 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Hydro power station in action by the Lake Argyle Dam. The incredible Lake Argyle.and the awe inspiring Bungle Bungle Range with its striped bee hive domes rises 300m out of the desert to meet you.
    We spotted the famous Cathedral Gorge and Piccaninny Gorge and saw the Argyle Diamond Mine as we flyed above, which until recently was the largest producer of pink and coloured diamonds in the world.    Les mer

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    Bungle Bungle Range - Purnululu NP

    26. september 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 up of sandstones and conglomerates (rocks composed mainly of pebbles and boulders and cemented together by finer material). These sedimentary formations were deposited into the Red Basin 375 to 350 million years ago, when active faults altered the landscape. The combined effects of wind from the Tanami Desert and rainfall over millions of years shaped the domes.

    The range is found on the plains fringing the eastern Kimberley region. The ranges consist of stacks of ancient seabeds with layers of dolomite contained throughout them. A 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) diameter circular topographic feature is clearly visible on satellite images of the Bungle Bungle Range ] It is believed that this feature is the eroded remnant of a very ancient meteorite impact crater and is known as the Piccaninny crater.

    The unusual orange and dark grey banding on the conical rock formations is caused by differences in the layers of sandstone. The darker bands are on the layers of rock which hold more moisture, and are a dark algal or cyanobacteria growth. The orange coloured layers are stained with iron and manganese mineral deposits contained within the sandstone.

    The Bungle Bungle Range formation occupies an area of approximately 450 square kilometres

    Aboriginal people have been living in the area for over 20,000 years and continue to maintain a strong connection to this ancient landscape. The national park is managed by the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation in conjunction with the traditional Aboriginal owners.

    The range remained largely unknown except by local Aboriginal people and stockmen until 1982 when film-makers arrived and produced a documentary about the Kimberley. The area was gazetted as a National Park in 1987 and was also inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.    Les mer

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    Ord River & Ord River Irrigation

    26. september 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 the confluence with Cambridge Gulf create the most northern estuarine environment in Western Australia.

    The Ord River Irrigation Scheme was built in stages during the 20th century. Australia's largest artificial lake by volume, Lake Argyle, was completed in 1972.

    The lower reaches of the river support an important wetland area known as the Ord River Floodplain, a protected area that contains numerous mangrove forests, lagoons, creeks, flats, and extensive floodplains. You can also see the Old River sandalwood plantation near Kununurra , which is currently more expensive than silver.

    It was given its English name in honour of Sir Harry St. George Ord , Governor of Western Australia from 1877 to 1880, by Alexander Forrest on 2 August 1879

    The Ord River irrigation

    The Ord River dams provide water for irrigation to over 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi) of farmland and extensions to the scheme are underway to allow irrigation of a further 440 square kilometres (170 sq mi). The main Ord River dam also generates power for the local community of Kununurra. By 2009 more than 60 different crops were grown in the Ord catchment area.[24] One third of the area was used for sugar cane cultivation[25] until the closure of the Ord Sugar Mill in 2007.[26] In 2012 the release was approved of an additional 74 square kilometres (29 sq mi) of Stage 2 Goomig lands for irrigated agriculture, while the same year the West Australian Department of Agriculture conducted soil and water investigations of the Cockatoo Sands (red loamy sands) near the Ord River Irrigation Area, Kununurra. These investigations identified about 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) of Cockatoo Sands and about 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) of Pago Sands on Carlton Hill Station suitable for fodder or perennial crops. The Cockatoo Sands have great potential because they are well-drained and have capacity to support agriculture throughout the wet season. As part of the Water for Food government program, the Department of Agriculture also investigated an additional 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi) of Cockatoo soils north of Kununurra for possible expansion.    Les mer

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    Lake Argyle

    26. september 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 East Kimberley town of Kununurra. The lake flooded large parts of the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley on the Kimberley Plateau about 80 kilometres (50 mi) inland from the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, close to the border with the Northern Territory.

    The primary inflow is the Ord River, while the Bow River and many other smaller creeks also flow into the dam.[ The lake is a DIWA-listed wetland. Lake Argyle and Lake Kununurra were listed in 1990 as Ramsar Convention protected wetlands.

    Lake Argyle normally has a surface area of about 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi). The storage capacity, to the top of the spillway is 10,763 gigalitres

    The lake is now home to 26 species of native fish and a population of freshwater crocodiles currently estimated at some 25,000. Fish species that are present in Lake Argyle include barramundi, southern saratoga, archer fish, forktail cat fish, mouth almighty, long tom, bony bream and sleepy cod.[ While the official website states that only incidentally a saltwater crocodile is found,[ other experts disagree.

    Cane toads reached the dam in late 2008, mostly via traveling along the Victoria Highway, with numbers rising significantly during the 2009 summer.

    Birds

    The lake, with its surrounding mudflats and grasslands, has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports about 150,000 waterbirds with twelve species being represented in large enough numbers to be considered internationally significant. The mud flats and grasslands are the natural habitat of eight wader species also represented in internationally significant numbers, along with a healthy population of Australian bustards which are considered a "near threatened" species. Birds for which the lake has global importance include magpie geese, wandering whistling-ducks, green pygmy-geese, Pacific black ducks, hardheads, black-necked storks, white-headed stilts, red-capped plovers, Oriental plovers, black-fronted dotterels, long-toed stints and sharp-tailed sandpipers.

    Common larger-bodied bird species found at the lake include the Australian pelican, black swan, eastern great egret, royal spoonbill, osprey and wedge-tailed eagle. Common smaller-bodied bird species include the spinifex pigeon, peaceful dove, common sandpiper, white-winged tern and budgerigar, while mid-sized bird species include the red-winged parrot, blue-winged kookaburra and barking owl.    Les mer

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    Ivanhoe Crossing

    27. september 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 take photos from the sidelines , slightly back and making sure a concrete object separated me from the rivers edge., as the Estuarine crocodiles can be seen at Ivanhoe Crossing,
    Ivanhoe Crossing was originally part of the main Kununurra to Wyndham Road.
    This concrete causeway was built over the mighty Ord River and remains in flow year round. The crossing is a great place to cast a line in search of the elusive barramundi, or to enjoy sunset across the river.
    Depending on road openings, it may be possible to drive over the crossing, however it is important to bear in mind that the crossing itself is wide, and the current from the river very strong.    Les mer

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    Lake Argyle Discovery Resort

    27. sep.–3. okt. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 lake nestled amongst a rugged billon year old landscape. The magnificent scenery and peaceful isolation make Lake Argyle a must see destination when visiting the Kimberley. The damming of the Ord River has created an amazing marine environment .
    The road to Lake Argyle was one Rd in one out, if it floods no one gose in no one goes out! Arriving to a slightly more bearable heat and humidity we set up camp!
    We moved after one night to a different spot we found whilst walking Billy , these resorts love to cram you in next to each other.
    We now had a stunning view over the mountains of Lake Argyle, the days are hot and the nights can be uncomfortable but we have air con and fans.
    The sunsets and sunrises never disapoint. & there’s an Infinity pool set on a cliff edge overlooking Lake Argyle.    Les mer

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    Ord River Dam

    2. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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), and is surrounded on both sides by rockfill. Almost all of the dam construction used locally available resources, from a quarry near the far side of the dam wall – making it relatively cheap to build ($22m). Thanks to some above average rainfall wet seasons during and shortly after construction, the new Lake Argyle filled to capacity in 1973. Lake Argyle is about 70 kms long and 40 kms wide, and it’s current level is the equivalent of about 11 Sydney Harbours (although, if at full supply level, would be almost double that capacity!).

    Ord River Hydro Power Station
    Three tubes , two being used and they get rotated. Each tube processes 35000t per second of water and the station powers nearby towns Kununurra, Lake Argyle and Wyndham. When the Diamond mine was active three tubes were in operation.
    The rocks used in the dam were supply by the mountains surrounding the dam , by one of the biggest explosions on record that could be felt 3000km away in Sydney.    Les mer

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    Lake Argyle Sunset Curise

    2. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 how to give a boat load of people a great time. Such an informative cruise with the opportunity to swim in the Lake just before sunset and get up close and personal with the lake's resident fresh crocodiles , well at least the option of sparkling wine or beers being chucked at you while you swim takes your mind off that your swimming with approximately 25,000 fresh water crocodiles!Les mer

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    Sunset Curise - Freshwater crocodile

    2. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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, Freshwater crocodiles are not known as man-eaters, although they bite in self-defense, and brief, nonfatal attacks have occurred, apparently the result of mistaken identity.

    Adult freshwater crocodiles are carnivores, they usually feed upon reptiles, amphibians, insects, bats, crustaceans, and fish as well as occasional land mammals, caught in nearby water. Meanwhile, juveniles tend to consume smaller prey such as insects, crustaceans, and smaller species of fish.

    The Freshwater crocodile is a relatively small crocodilian. This species is shy and has a slenderer snout and slightly smaller teeth than the dangerous saltwater crocodile. The body color is light brown with darker bands on the body and tail - these tend to be broken up near the neck. Some individuals possess distinct bands or speckling on the snout. Body scales are relatively large, with wide, close-knit, armored plates on the back. Rounded, pebbly scales cover the flanks and outsides of the legs.    Les mer

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    Lake Kununurra

    4.–6. okt. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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, which was built to supply water to the Ord River Irrigation Area. Prior to the diversion dam construction a natural permanent waterhole (or lake) held back by the Bandicoot Bar was known as "Carlton Reach", which was reputed to be the largest waterhole in the Kimberley.

    The lake stretches for 55 km (34 mi) upstream from the Diversion Dam at 15°47′30″S 128°41′45″E towards the larger Lake Argyle dam at 16°07′15″S 128°44′17″E. At the town of Kununurra the lake is connected to Lily Creek Lagoon. It contains freshwater crocodiles and 21 fish species, and is widely used for recreational fishing and boating by the residents of Kununurra and tourists. Because of the stable water levels in Lake Kununurra and its associated wetlands, it has well-developed fringing vegetation of grassland, rushes and woodland. The wetland system of the two lakes and the lagoon forms the Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site.    Les mer

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    Wyndham

    5. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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) lookout gives you a view of Cambridge Gulf and its surrounding rivers Durack, Pentecost, King and Forrest.
    The Wyndham port exports live cattle, minerals, crude oil and agricultural products, it imports fertiliser and bulk fuel.
    On the way back we happened to drive straight into a storm , the first one of the season and that night from the camp site we all watched the sky’s lite up in the distance!    Les mer

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    Largest Boab Tree

    5. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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”. Located in the park the boab is believed to be over 2,000 years old. It has a height of 25metres.

    The leaves, roots and seeds as a nutritious food source; the inner bark for rope, baskets and nets; the wood, which drips like a sponge when cut and squeezed, as a water source; the case of the nuts as a potent vitamin C supply; the hollowed trunks, which can grow as wide as 20 metres, for shelter. Boabs are also revered by Indigenous communities as wise spirits, that are treated with deep respect.

    The boab tree (Adansonia gregorii) is endemic to the northern regions of Western Australia (Kimberley region) and into the top of the Northern Territory. The common name for the genus as a whole is the baboab, with many calling it a bottle tree. The one in the it is the only native one in Australia, others are in Madagascar and on the African continent. It is a deciduous tree and it looses it leaves during the dry winter months. It is a slow growing tree and can take hundreds of years to reach a large size.    Les mer

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    Maggies Valley

    5. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 called the area Maggies Vallev.
    Otten accompanied by her adopted Aboriginal brother, acky Nicholson, she drove a Chevrolet 4
    Tabletop loaded with bird cages into the valley.
    Bird catching was a seasonal job in those davs and the birds would often be sold as far away as London.    Les mer

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    Day 1 - Great Northern Highway

    6. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 and made our way out towards the dam. We stopped after 265km at Leycester’s Rest Stop beside the Ord river.
    What a treat Leycester was! We were the only people here! The Ord river ran at the back of our camp and the water was as warm as bath water, a light breeze blew cooling the air so it could rude not to spend the afternoon in the water! Armed and dangerous with the Yeti the guys carried it down to the river. Billy jumped straight in and as the afternoon went on and with the help of Vincent and Jane, Billy finally swam, everyone cheering, he took the plunge a few times even with a dive at one point!
    The sun started to set with a storm in the distance while we sat under the picnic shelter complete with the entire world of bugs!    Les mer

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    Day 2 - Great Northern Highway

    7. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 home and got on the road to our next free camp, Mary Pool Campground - 209km.
    We needed to stop at Halls Creek renowned for kids lobbing stones at vehicles driving through, the fuel station was down a back street littered with empty alcohol bottles and rubbish, the place was a mess! I can only imagine if you came through late and fuel at this back street self service you probably run into a gang of kids trying their intimidation tactics to get what they can. Then we got drinking water from the fuel station on the side of the road!

    We arrived around midday, Billy had another swim to cool down and later on as the sunset Paul and Vincent threw a line in.    Les mer

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    Day 3 - The Great Northern Highway

    8. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Crossing for fuel and water. The place is as expected, fuel station boarded up, litter, graffiti everywhere. Free water can be accessed just before the Fitzroy Crossing.
    Back in Dec 22 the bridge collapsed due to the floods
    Fitzroy River below reached a record-high peak of 15.81m. Now reopened 6 months ahead of schedule you can still see major improvements/ works continuing.
    We reached Willare Roadhouse and the temperature had hit 42degrees, the pool was an absolute blessing and the air conditioning was a must for Billy! Few drinks in the pool and a nice meal in the air conditioned roadhouse.
    While eating we witnessed the locals coming and going and trying help themselves to the items in the shop , the young guy running the front that evening told us that they had the police there for three months and because they had that many people report the locals for stealing the police pulled out! Work that out!?    Les mer

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    Broome

    9.–15. okt. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2,046 km (1,271 mi) north of Perth. The town recorded a population of 14,660 in the 2021 census.[1] It is the largest town in the Kimberley region.Les mer

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    Broome - Cable Beach

    10. oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 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 telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889. Low cliffs of red ochre rise behind the very flat and wide beach, with waves that are mostly gentle in the dry season from May to October.Les mer

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    Cygnet Bay -Dampier Peninsula

    15.–20. okt. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 King Sound to the east. It is named after the mariner and explorer William Dampier who visited it. The northernmost part of the peninsula is Cape Leveque. It is sparsely inhabited, mostly by Indigenous Australian peoples, some of whom have been granted native title rights to some of their traditional lands. There are many coastal inlets, bays and other features, including Beagle Bay on its western side.
    Cygnet pearl farm at the tip of the beautiful Dampier Peninsula – one of the last marine wilderness frontiers in the world.    Les mer

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    Cygnet Bay Pearl Tour & Grading Class

    16.–17. okt. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 the fascinating history of pearling in Cygnet Bay and how some of the most sought-after and beautiful pearls in the world are cultivated.

    The Pearl Harvest Demonstration was to see how these beauties are harvested, the pearl in the picture that was harvested was valued at $1800. During our second day we booked an In-depth Pearl Grading and Appreciation Session.
    We sat in white coats looking like we should be admitted and started to grade 40 pearls, the grading consisted of shape, size and how blemished the pearl was.
    Later I choose to have one of the pearls we’d been grading made into a necklace which will be sent off to Perth for collection at Christmas.
    Size 14, grade B1 and Baroque in shape, the reason I went for the Baroque was it was such an unusual shape.    Les mer

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