Blogs from Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Wow What a day Out early to get some supplies. Shoppers in Darwin Take note Kununurra Coles is about 20% CHEAPER than Coles Mitchell Street BEAT THAT. Kay called into see the guys at the local office and had a wonderful reception They were all very pleased to see her and wish her well on her travels. Back to the caravan Site for a long lazy swim then readied ourselves for an amazing cruise on Lake Argyle. The biggest man made Lake in the Southern hemispher. approx 75Kms Long and approx 45Kms wide with depths ranging from 5 meters to 35 meters.A lot of water. We had 2 swims even though there were fresh water crocs around but far enough away not to bother us. Got back at 8.00pm after the cruise so a good cool ... read more

Towns that start with “K” are starting to be associated with rescue from some challenge; firstly Katherine and now Kununurra. The information bay on the outskirts of town yielded the addresses of a couple of tyre places. The first did not have a tyre in our size but the second came through. Within 15 minutes we had our replacement spare tyre fitted. Whew!... read more

Days on the Road = 92 (13 Weeks & 1 Day) Today is our youngest birthday, "Happy Birthday Sweetheart" XXXXX We are now on official school holidays which the girls are really happy about and so is the home tutor. It has certainly been a learning curve, home schooling the girls but they are doing really well. We started our day with a visit to the Mirima National Park with sandstone ranges that are approximately 350 million years old. The colours in the rock formations are just stunning and they have been liked to the "Bungles Bungles" and as such they call these the mini Bungle Bungles. We take a short walk along a track to the lookout that took us up to the top of the range where we see the spectacular views over the ... read more

Days on the Road = 86 Days (12 Weeks & 2 Days) Today we set off towards Kununurra with a view to stopping overnight in a free overnight campsite as it is quite a distance to go and we didn't want to arrive at night. What we have noticed particularly since Broome is that there have been significant bush fires along the way and today was not exception. Burnt bushland after burnt bushland. Not sure whether any of you have watched the movie "Wolfe Creek" but it is really scary and we've decided not to visit as it would be too freaky so instead we take a photo of the sign as we pass! Hahaha.... Our first pit-stop is Halls Creek for a brief and I say brief lunch and toilet break, it is not a ... read more

On arrive donc vendredi en fin de matinée à Kununurra, petite ville charmante de 5000 habitants, porte d’entrée Est du Kimberley, région grande comme l’Espagne qui désigne le Nord Ouest de l’état. Après un passage à la poste au centre d’information on file à Mirima National Park ou dit Hidden Valley par les locaux. C’est un minuscule parc qui compte que 3 petites marches mais il vaut le coup d’y aller. En effetles formations rocheuses qu’il compte sont très belles et anciennes, environ 360 millions d’années ! En forme de dunes de grès rouge striées de noirs (dû au fer), elles ressemblent aux Bungles Bungles en miniatures ! Les Bungles Bungles sont des rochers très célèbres pas très loin d’ici, l’un des symboles du Kimberley mais assez inaccessibles : il faut soit prendre une route chaotique ... read more