The past couple of weeks have convinced us that we've left the humidity behind. As we headed back down to Katherine we started to see quite a bit of smoke, and we've seen lots more since then. There's a great deal of burning off at this time of year, to keep the grass down for the dry season.
After spending a few days at Katherine, we turned west. Timber Creek
One particular stop brought back memories. In 1988 we spent our birthday on a boat trip up the Victoria River from Timber Creek. The tours still run, but old Max has now retired. We remember seeing crocodiles in the river, and sitting around a fire drinking billy tea as Max spun his yarns. The bougainvillea is still growing up the post of the pub.
A great place to stay! Probably the friendliest staff we've come across so far.
Fantastic views across the lake, & an amazing "infinity" pool.
We spent several days exploring the area, the highlight being a sunset cruise on the lake. Lake Argyle is a vast area of water - something like 20 times the volume of Sydney Harbour. The rugged rocks are absolutely stunning in the afternoon sun.
We've found it hard to adjust to W.A. time. Being so far east in the state, the sun rises early - just after 5 a.m., and sets at about 5.30 p.m., with little twilight.
Kununurra
Our stay here coincided with the Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster for 2012. So there's been plenty of activity around the town. Enjoyed a stroll around the markets, a visit to the Zebra Rock gallery where we fed some fish in the Ord River, have seen more mango trees growing, and discovered that sandlewood is a large crop in this area. Visited the hoochery distillery, and had a tour around HCJB - a Christian mission group that transmits into Asia, India & the Pacific.
We'd have to say that the highlight of our stay here was the Rodeo. We headed out along a dirt road on the edge of town - along with about 3,000 others. Fortunately we got there early, as seating was limited. It was great watching the cowboys "riding" bucking bulls & broncos - not many stayed on too long. Some of the bulls took a bit of convincing to leave the ring after they'd got rid of their rider. Not sure that we'd like to see our grandchildren being bucked off the poddy calves though. It was lots of fun - enjoyed the whole thing.
The weather's definitely cooled down - and very windy. We even had to search out our jeans & jumpers for the Rodeo.
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