Monday, 19 July
Another cloudless day with a temperature about 30 degrees and low humidity – the same as yesterday, and probably tomorrow as well.
With port of call this morning was the Post Office to collect some legal documents requiring my signature and that of a JP. The registered letter was waiting and the PO lady directed us to the Police Station, who directed us to the Court House, who directed us to the IGA store, who directed us to the local bakery. It was here that we did finally track down a JP who was very chatty and quite happy to witness the signatures. Documents were then duly mailed back to the lawyer in Launceston.
Our big adventure today was a tour to Lake Argyle and a cruise on the Ord River. Imagine our surprise when we were collected at the caravan park by a Tasmanian Scenic Tours bus, complete with owner/driver from Sorell. They travel from Sorell to Kununurra every winter to work. The tour took us first to the relocated Durack homestead (the remainder of the station is in the middle of Lake Argyle) before a short comfort stop at the Lake Argyle Village. Another quick photo opportunity at a lookout before heading to the base of the dam to board our boat.
A couple of freshwater crocodiles watched as we drifted in the middle of the Ord River below the dam while the guide/driver commenced his commentary – this went on virtually non-stop until we arrived back in Kununurra at 5.30 pm! He was very good, though. The specially built boat at times travelled at 50 km/h and most of the passengers very quickly had the same hairdo! Obviously, the remaining passengers didn’t have hair to worry about. The journey was fantastic, travelling through gorges and more open areas at times. Afternoon tea was provided at a bush camp on the bank (even had toilets), with a nice selection of pumpkin scones, carrot cakes and local fruits. We travelled along a couple of small creeks as well (a quick grab for the Bushmans was called for), learning about the different vegetation, birds and geology as we went. It is just amazing how much fresh water just flows into the ocean every year – very little of it is actually used for irrigation. We drifted in the middle of the river/Lake Kununurra to watch the sun set, before returning to the marina in Kununurra.
Once the sun sets here, it is dark!
I have been having trouble actually connecting to the internet in Kununurra – can connect to the Next G network without a problem but the actual internet can be very elusive.
Another cloudless day with a temperature about 30 degrees and low humidity – the same as yesterday, and probably tomorrow as well.
With port of call this morning was the Post Office to collect some legal documents requiring my signature and that of a JP. The registered letter was waiting and the PO lady directed us to the Police Station, who directed us to the Court House, who directed us to the IGA store, who directed us to the local bakery. It was here that we did finally track down a JP who was very chatty and quite happy to witness the signatures. Documents were then duly mailed back to the lawyer in Launceston.
Our big adventure today was a tour to Lake Argyle and a cruise on the Ord River. Imagine our surprise when we were collected at the caravan park by a Tasmanian Scenic Tours bus, complete with owner/driver from Sorell. They travel from Sorell to Kununurra every winter to work. The tour took us first to the relocated Durack homestead (the remainder of the station is in the middle of Lake Argyle) before a short comfort stop at the Lake Argyle Village. Another quick photo opportunity at a lookout before heading to the base of the dam to board our boat.
A couple of freshwater crocodiles watched as we drifted in the middle of the Ord River below the dam while the guide/driver commenced his commentary – this went on virtually non-stop until we arrived back in Kununurra at 5.30 pm! He was very good, though. The specially built boat at times travelled at 50 km/h and most of the passengers very quickly had the same hairdo! Obviously, the remaining passengers didn’t have hair to worry about. The journey was fantastic, travelling through gorges and more open areas at times. Afternoon tea was provided at a bush camp on the bank (even had toilets), with a nice selection of pumpkin scones, carrot cakes and local fruits. We travelled along a couple of small creeks as well (a quick grab for the Bushmans was called for), learning about the different vegetation, birds and geology as we went. It is just amazing how much fresh water just flows into the ocean every year – very little of it is actually used for irrigation. We drifted in the middle of the river/Lake Kununurra to watch the sun set, before returning to the marina in Kununurra.
Once the sun sets here, it is dark!
I have been having trouble actually connecting to the internet in Kununurra – can connect to the Next G network without a problem but the actual internet can be very elusive.
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