We arrived in Kununarra to find the yearly festival on.  Lots of community things to do.  We went to the Rodeo one night, and then enjoyed the street parade the next day.  Nice caravan park on the lake (overflow dam for Lake Argyle) and quite a nice town.

We then moved onto Lake Argyle, and what a pretty place it is.  Lots and lots of water after such a dry arid few months in Western Australia.  There was a lovely infinity pool at the Caravan park over looking the lake.  Didn't find any diamonds...........................  (I looked!!!!)

We are now at Katherine and we did a walking trip into the Katherine Gorge.  Unfortunately the local 'owners' have the place sewn up - the only way to really see the place is on a rather expensive boat trip or hike for 10km.  So we did the short walk to the first lookout.  I was surprised by the number of bats in the trees along the edge of the river.  We didn't go very close to the water - croc warning signs EVERYWHERE!!  Still, very nice place with scenery found no where else.

The view from the caravan, Kununarra

Giddy UP!!!

Amazing Boab tree

Gotta love a country parade!!

Just a small part of the beautiful Lake Argyle

View from the caravan, Lake Argyle

The hot springs, behind the caravan park, Katherine

The start of the Katherine Gorge

Katherine River

Just a few of the bats......

The local fishing spot, Katherine

The Horizontal Falls are amazing.  We were picked up at 5.30am, driven to the airport, boarded a sea plane - yep, a seaplane!!!! - and after an hours flight over the cattle country of Broome, and the Buccaneer Archipelago, we landed at the falls and the fun began.  After a cooked breakfast we went on a nice cruise up the cyclone creek catchment then back to home base to have a cuppa and feed the sharks.  Then onto another boat (really fast one!!!!) and through the falls we went, several times!!!!  We then got back on the plan and flew to One Arm where we were met by our 4WD bus, taken to the local fish hatchery, and stopped at Cape Levique for lunch.  Back on the bus, a stop at Beagle Bay and then home.  We were pooped!!!!!

After recovering from that trip we then headed off to the Bungle Bungles.  Lots of great free camps on the way, with NOTHING in between.  WA is one big state.

The Bungle Bungles were pretty interesting.  After a 2hr fairly rough dirt road in, we then got to drive a further 40 odd k's on slightly better dirt road to the points of interest in the National Park.  We walked into the the Cathedral Gorge, and I had a snooze in the car whilst Wayne did the Echidna walk.  Then we had the joy of the 2hr drive back!!!  Another very busy day, and a very dirty car.

There have been some pretty good free camps on the way and we have met and then run into again some really nice people.  Lovely sitting together chatting as the sun goes down each day.  Surprisingly, a lot of them are Qldr's........

Sunrise over the Broome Coastline

One of the amazing Horizontal Falls (there are two)

Yep, I went on that plane........

Let the fun begin!!!

One of the 1000 islands of the Bucaneer Archipelago

Happy hour at one of the many free camps

Echidna Gorge, Bungle Bungles

The Bungle Bungles

And he wonders why I didn't do this walk.......

Yep, that's a termite nest halfway up the cliff face

Cathedral Gorge

More Bungle Bungles

Midland WA - Can someone please show them how to build a road with a bend in it!!!  And an occasional town with supplies in-between would be great!!

Karratha was interesting.  The main town is full of very expensive looking miners mansions, and if you go out to Dampier, the port, very run down and neglected.  We stayed at a transit park in Dampier which was quite nice, and much cheaper than the only open caravan park in Karratha.  Very industrial area, yet also very scenic and historical.

Port Headland was very similar.  Interestingly, South Headland, where most of the miners live, is built with the main streets in and out in the shape of a four leaf clover.  This is done so that each shift changes uses one 'leaf' therefore making the traffic noise for residents only once in every 24hrs.  Seems to work pretty well.  We had the early morning shift change go past the caravan park, so quiet the rest of the day and night.

We then spent a few days free camping along the main highway on our way to Barn Hill Station.  WA is a very big place.  Long distances between towns with a whole lot of nothing in-between.  Still, they have some pretty big areas set up for us nomads, so can't really complain.

Barn Hill was really nice.  Right on the edge of the ocean.  Very basic camp site, but really welcoming and friendly.  Wayne caught a big Blue Threadfin, which was the talk of the park!!!

The days are still pretty warm, but it does cool down at night which is nice.  We are now off to Broome where we will be doing the tourist thing and going on a trip to the Horizontal Falls. (google it!!!!)

Natural rock piles.  Lots of indigenous art of them.

Karratha (Dampier) Port

Ore train, Port Hedland (3km long!!!)

Couple of Gar fish.

Big, hey!!!

 Barn Hill.

Barn Hill

One of the Barn Hill residents, joining us for happy hour.....

My hunter and gatherer.

Barn Hill driveway - oh look, a straight road......