Distance - 667km
Another change of scenery as we moved into The Kimberleys. Rocky hills and mountain ranges - spectacular scenery - my photos certainly do not do them justice. (For my next trip, I must try and buy a better camera). Once again very little traffic & no mobile phone coverage so you keep your fingers crossed that you do not break down. However there were 2 or 3 other caravans travelling the same way and the usual number of road trains.
The Kimberleys are also famous for the early cattle days when the Durack family pioneered the area looking for more grazing land for their cattle venturing up from Queensland.
The going was very slow due to a strong head wind. The next fuel at Halls Creek was 290km away from Fitzroy River Crossing. In normal circumstance towing the van, we can do about 300km on a full tank but the head wind put paid to that and we ran out of fuel 40km west of Halls Creek. Thank goodness when we were in Perth, I nagged Terry into fixing a spare fuel holder onto the back of the caravan. He was very relieved that I had!! Blonde's are always right!!
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| And they reckon Blonde's are dumb!! |
Reached Halls Creek with no further problems and had a brief stop there for lunch of exorbitantly prices sausage rolls. Halls Creek was established during the gold rush in 1885. Once again the main population here was indigenous. However we pulled into the servo to be told that they had diesel only due to renovations!! Panic! But a guy told us where we could get unleaded petrol round the corner at a decrepit servo. Saved!
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| Halls Creek |
Hit the road again - the mountain ranges of red rocks were spectacular. Sharing the driving we reached Turkey Creek the next fuel stop without any further problems. Refuelled and headed off arriving at Kununurra late arvo just before dark. Booked into van park beside lake but a bit ordinary. Staying only 2 nights and moving into the caravan park at Lake Argyle. We have been told that it is beautiful there. At Turkey Creek we gave all our fruit to some of the locals because we are not allowed to carry them into the fruit fly free area coming up.
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| Dry river bed - just imagine the amount of water in the wet season when huge areas around here in flood |
Sunday is one of the highlights of the trip for me. I am booked onto a light plane to fly over the Bungle Bungles and Lake Argyle - something I have always wanted to do. Unfortunately it is not for Terry as he doesn't fancy flying in a small plane.
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