Ord River Dam and Lake Argylle

Such a small dam, so cleverly placed to give WA more water than they can handle. In the wet season, the river flows at a rate that can fill all of Perth's water resevoirs in 20 minutes. It took 2 years to fill the lake!! The amount of water would fill Sydney Harbour 8-13 times! Some reports say as much as 18 times.

Crossing the Border and on to 80 Mile Beach (actually over 140 miles long)

October 8th 2006
27/07/06 Up just after 7-00 and left for Kununurra at 8-00. Went through the Western Australian Border and into town by 9-00am as clocks went back by 90 mins. Booked into Kona Lakeside Park for 2 nights in a cabin and booked a tour for tomorrow. Into town had a good look round after a coffee. Parked outside visitor centre and someone told us we had a flat tyre and sure enough we did. Went round th ... read more

Oceania » Australia

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

Joined	June 28th 2006	Trips	0
Last Login	February 22nd 2009	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	8	Guestbook	11
Photos	81	Forum Posts	0