We arrived in Lake Argyle and immediately lost an hour and a half - Western Australia time. It was a lovely grassy van park and everyone there was very friendly - we used the camp kitchen most breakfasts and dinners and had lots of conversations with other campers around the washing up sink.
Kununurra was about 70 kms and we drove in to get supplies, fuel and phone and internet connection. We stayed in Lake Argyle for 5 nights, booking a sunset cruise on the "Kimberley Durack" for nearly 4 hours around the Lake being told all about the size, etc. It was originally the Ord River which was dammed and holds so much water- the largest fresh water man made lake in the Southern Hemisphere. The sunset was magic as we came back to the ferry wharf and everyone was taking photos - we were served drinks and nibbles on board as well.
The guys went fishing, and Rick managed to catch 21 fish ( 3 jumped off the line as he brought them in) in less that an hour - he was quite excited, although they had to be thrown back in as they were under size. We had a fish and chips lunch by the dam wall in the picnic area to compensate the lack of catching the fish.
There is a beautiful pool at the caravan park which has an edge that looks over the lake - the huge mountains behind - quite spectacular...and we all went for a swim.
Dam Wall
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| Rick'sfirst fish |
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| Kimberley Durack - sunset cruise boat |
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