Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
We headed off to Wyndham for the day, to see what was once the main town in Western Australia’s East Kimberley region. But rather than take the highway there and back (BORING!), we followed the advice of a very helpful officer in the Kununurra tourist information centre. She suggested we take the back road up…
Just driving toward Lake Argyle, amidst stunning scenery of rugged, red rocky hills, and we knew we were in for a treat! The impressive Lake Argyle is 90 km south of Kununurra, in the beautiful East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Lake Argyle was formed following the construction of the Ord River Dam between 1969…
With our days in the Northern Territory drawing to a close, we headed back down the Stuart Highway again towards Katherine, this time to join the Victoria Highway to venture west towards Western Australia. This section of the trip, from Daly River in the NT to Kununurra in WA, is just under 800 kms, but…
As the title implies, we headed out to Daly River in the hope of landing a barramundi or two, given the region’s fame for big barra. Now, Daly River is not a big place. There’s a pub, a police station, a petrol station, and a general store (which wasn’t even open when we called by…
After one month on the road – and more than 8,000 kms – we made it to the Top End! Hello Darwin! It’s been a whirlwind trip to date, but we’ll slow down the pace considerably from now – and give the fuel bill a rest while we’re at it! (Hallelujah!) As we’ve both been…