Saturday, 23 August 2014

TUESDAY 24TH JUNE 2014 KUNANURRA

Had a 5am rise this morning  to take a flight over the Ord  River scheme Bungle Bungles and Lake Argyle, Lake Argyle mine.




First view of The Bungle Bungles from the air

Bungle Bungles

Gorge from the air on way to Bungle Bungles



Crocodile Island Lake Argyle

Lake Argyle from the air

Ord River Scheme

Kunanarra from the air

Back safe and sound



We took a bus trip around Lake Argyle and a jet boat trip on the Ord River with a lovely sunset to finish off with.  We went to the local pub for dinner  they had a trivia night going on we came third, won a bottle of wine





Ted at Durack Homestead on our bus trip

Durack Homestead (The Duracks  were early settlers of the area the oriiginal homestead is in the middle of Lake Argyle)

Lake Argyle The picture dose not show how huge  Lake Argyle really is

Pump station on  The Ord River

Freshwater crocodile  The Ord  River  


Boat like the one we were on



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