Kimberley adventures: Kununurra

Kununurra

26-28 July 2013

We have settled into our campsite at Kimberleyland Caravan Park and just love the location. We have been keeping busy doing the tourist bits and enjoying what is on offer. All of us are in good health and are simply overwhelmed by the vastness of this region and the potential for further growth and development.

We got a hot tip from one of the locals regarding a good spot to fish for barra so headed out to the site which just happened to be off the Kununurra Wyndham road on the old Hall's Creek road. It was a 4 wheel drive track to get into the site but it was worth the effort as Robert managed to catch a barra in excess of 60cm in length. Given that they are fairly scarce at this time of the year because of the cooler climate we were extremely lucky to catch this one. Rob only had his line in the water for less than 5 minutes and caught this beauty.

After an hour or so we decided to drive onto Wyndham and check it out and also do a spot of fishing after viewing the sites.

Port of Wyndham

View of Wyndham from 5 Rivers Lookout

West Arm from 5 Rivers Lookout

Fishing off the new community wharf

Whilst in Wyndham we also visited the croc farm where crocodiles are bred for their skins. We managed to be in location for feeding time, probably the only time the crocs are active. I cannot believe how big these monsters are - their bulk and width, particularly the mature crocs, is hard to fathom.

A breeding pair

Feeding time

Today we took a 2 hour flight with Kimberley Air and flew over the Bungle Bungles, Lake Argyle and the Argyle Diamond mine. Wow what a flight - the views were simply breathtaking and awe inspiring.