Monday 14 June 2021 – Kununurra revisited
When we were in the planning stages of this trip today was going to be a day trip to Keep River NP just over the border in the NT. The option was a trip to Lake Argyle. In the end, the hassle of crossing borders and the fact we had all ‘been there, done that’ with Lake Argyle meant we decided to just stay around Kununurra.
We successfully filled in a couple of hours doing top ups of grocery supplies and then Hendrik and Larry both decided to buy new shoes so another trip to the camping store. We then piled in to the trusty Discovery 4 and headed out to Ivanhoe Crossing. We sent H&M over and back so that Larry could send the drone up and get some good footage of the crossing. We then drove along the Parrys Creek Road, past the cows, and took the back road into Black Rock Falls. These falls had been flowing well during the wet and we had seen footage of locals with giant floaty pool toys swimming in the waterhole in January/February. We had taken bathers and towels in the hope that the waterhole was still swimmable but it starting to dry out now and did not look very inviting.
As we had the whole place to ourselves we sent the drone up the cliff side and so got some good shots of Black Rock and surrounds. There were lots of butterflies around the edges of the cliff so we spent some time stalking them and trying to entice them to stay still long enough to get a good close up. So here’s a handy hint, if visiting here, take some honeyed water with you for butterfly shots!
It was getting on for lunch time so back in the Disco and through the agricultural heartland of Kununurra to the Hoochery for lunch. It was a lot busier than when Larry & I were here a few days ago so we didn’t do any tastings and the cost of the Scotch put H right off a purchase so we found a table outside and ordered lunch of beef or barramundi tacos or pork sliders. The lunch special included a drink so we all had gin and tonics except Hendrik who was on driving duties.
Back to the van and another load of washing so that we are equipped with lots of clean clothes before we hit the Gibb, then separate cars into town for top ups of fuel and other bits and pieces before we all got separation anxiety and all arrived at the grog shop at the same time. Top ups for the fridges organised it was back to the vans where we sat and enjoyed the view for one last evening.
H&M took advantage of the lake side BBQ to cook up yummy steaks, corn, potato wedges and salad for dinner and then we all did a semi pack up ready for tomorrow.
And so our very nice mini break in Kununurra comes to an end.
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