8• Kununurra – Broome with Marg & Phil

As we were about to cross the Kimberley, Margaret and Phil had the terrific idea to join us for a few weeks. After they picked up their campervan from Darwin we met in Kununurra.We first relaxed at Lake Argyle before we decided to tackled the Gibb River Road all the way to Broome. Some river crossings, a fair bit of corrugated / dusty road yet again for us, but no punctured tyre, thank God! Other travellers weren’t that lucky. We explored the great variety of gorges, walking and cooling off in small waterholes whenever possible as the temperature was in the high 30s. Laughters and good tucker were plentiful along the way,… phone connection was not (!). We even got up in the air in a tiny tiny plane. Thank you Jean-Philippe for sticking with us despite your fear of flying.

Margaret & Phil’s Mercedes!

Lake Argyle Rd

Lake Argyle

Ord River Gorge Lookout, Lake Argyle
short-eared rock wallaby
kingfisher
Johnstone’s crocodile, known as freshie, Lake Argyle

We were hesitant, knowing that 25-30,000 freshies also swim there… The champagne helped!

Take off from Kununurra for a scenic flight
Sandalwood plantation

Lake Argyle

Bungle Bungles, Purnululu NP

Argyle Diamond Mine, we didn’t see any from 6000 feet

Windham area

Ivanohe crossing

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Ord River Rum factory

boab tree

hot, loooong rocky walk to Emma Falls, El Questro!

Emma Falls

road to El Questro Station

Pentecost River, El Questro

Zebedee Hot Springs

Branco’s Lookout, El Questro
Chamberlain River crossing, El Questro

Pentecost River, Gibb River Rd

Cockburn Lookout Trail, Home Valley Station, Gibb River Rd
Yummy damper, Home Valley Station
Bindoola Gorge Lookout Trail

leaving Home Valley

 

Unwelcommed intruder on Marg & Phil’s van, Gibb River Road
Bindoola Creek Gorge, Gibb River Rd

Gibb River Road

Manning Gorge Waterfall walk

Manning Gorge Waterfall

Gibb River Rd
Adcock Gorge

Gibb River Rd
willy-willy, Gibb River Rd
Beverley Springs Rd
Bell Gorge, Leopold NP

cooling off!

Bell Gorge, Leopold NP
Silent Grove, Leopold NP

Gibb River Rd

Windjana Gorge

Windjana Gorge

Tunnel Creek
micro bats

Tunnel creek. Even scarier in the dark, and we had to walk through that water!

bats

Windjana Gorge

boab prison tree, Derby
Willie Creek
Cable Beach, Broome
Champagne for our second sunset on the western coast, Cable Beach, Broome
Sun Cinema, world’s oldest (9/12/1916) outdoor cinema still in operation, Broome
Roebuck Bay, Broome
desert suart pea

Gantheaume Point, Broome
Cable Beach, Broome

Farewell Cheese Fondue Night, Cable Beach, Broome