Blogs from Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 16

Well we are now back in Kununurra after coming back from El Questro. Kununurra is a small fairly modern town which was established in 1960’s in conjunction with the Ord River Scheme. Lots of Blackfellas, but contrary to some towns they kept to themselves mostly. Apart from washing, replenishing supplies and cleaning the caravan we had a lazy Saturday watching the sunset over the lake at our doorstep. Mozzies were plentiful and were a bit savage at dusk. On Sunday we drove the 110kms into the dying town of Wyndham. Most people said don’t bother, but I also wanted to see it because of its significance in ‘Kings in Grass Castles’. Our new friends Bernie and Anne (yes, we are cavorting with the Hares now - if you can’t beat them, join them etc etc) came ... read more

Day 110 Friday 21 July 2006 -Day 112 Sunday 23 July 2006 Kununurra Happy Birthday Kim for Sunday After packing up we had just one more walk to do - Emma Gorge walk which was another goat track. At the end of it was a huge waterhole with lovely waterfalls flowing over it. We were all so hot we wanted to get in but it was absolutely freezing. I was the only one that went fully in. The kids put their feet in and Graeme went in for one second. He reckons that he could have put his beers in it to keep cold. We arrived back from El Questro today because Martin from the UK had arrived in Kununurra the day before and he only had until Sunday morning before he departed on a bus ... read more

Elena got off at Halls Creek at about 5AM, and it was sad seeing the little group of west coast companions finally breaking up. Having said that, I'm pretty sure all our paths will cross in the future, in cyberspace if not the real world. We finally arrived at Kununurra after 13.5 hours on the bus. Ian had been sitting near the driver, who had said that the coach was a McCafferty's one rather than a Greyhound because they absorb kangaroo impacts better - we hit at least 2 on the journey up. We were met by one of the owners of the Kimberley Croc hostel and I immediately got a good vibe about the place after chatting with him and his wife, as well as seeing the kitchen (best one of the trip - everyone ... read more

As I said in the last entry this is just to add some photos. The phrase "who cares" has crossed my mind but as you all know you can just log off and I will never know the difference!! ... read more

The next stage of the trip was to Derby and then through to Kununurra. Stayed in Derby three nights went to the races on the Saturday. I had 2 bets for 2 wins - only 4 horses in each race meant they only paid for a win so John did his dough. Good fun afternoon out though!! On the Sunday did a one day trip out to Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek a return journey of 390 k’s along the Gibb River Road. Our guide this time was Amina, a tiny little aboriginal woman who was driving the huge 4 WD bus, doing the commentary, setting up lunch, and taking us on the guided walks all on her own. It was her first day driving the new bus so she was very nervous but did a ... read more