on the road again

[PKDreamers]

WOW that Tunnel Creek looks unreal great pics ,keep the pictures comming we love looking at them.

 

[blackduck]

The Bungle Bungles
What an AWESOME place and on the must do list for anyone in this end of the world
The road out is 58 (only 58) kilometers of corrugated crap and takes a good 2 and a bit hours to traverse
but once your there you forget about the trip - until its time to leave that is
lashed out and took a joyflight as well another must do

 

[blackduck]

Kununurra
the last town before we leave WA and thanks to the Ord river its got grass and water
this may not sound like a big deal but after months of desert and red dust grass and water is pretty special



this is the Ivanhoe Crossing of the lower Ord River
its the mandatory river crossing shot in the north west
unfortunatley its now closed to traffic
Dam political correctness

 

[blackduck]

Wyndham
supposedly the northern most town in WA
This is where the Ord, Pentacost, King, Durak & Forrest rivers all come together and flow into the Cambridge Gulf.
Pics taken from the "5 rivers" lookout the highest point in town, unfortunatley the lands dept are burning off which ruined visability



The nickel loading port
have a road train !!!



Deception Range that runs along the highway between Kununurra and Wyndham



next stop Lake Argyle the largeat man made lake in Aus

 

[SkiFreak]

Maybe you can snaffle some diamonds while there...
That would contribute well towards your new parabolics.

 

[blackduck]

Maybe you can snaffle some diamonds while there...
That would contribute well towards your new parabolics.

Ive been giving that some thought
Ive already convinced the wife to work 2 jobs and donate a kidney while we're in Darwin
but that might not be enough

 

[blackduck]

Lake Argyle
about 70K east of Kununurra
55km long & 40Km wide holds enough water to fill Sydney Harbour 21 times
and after swimming found out at last estimate was home to over 35000 mature crocodiles



SORRY ALAN - BTW hows the weather in Melbourne ??? :victory:

next stop the Northern Territory
only 800Km to go - should take about 3 weeks

 

[fg4oz]

Gday Stu. Great photos again. Lake Argyle is brilliant. We met some people while we were travelling and they took us out on a tinny on lake argyle. We headed off in the afternoon, went jumping off rocks, tried wakeboarding (not a good idea to start learning after a few beers), almost got lost cause there are no channel markers and hard to remember your way back in the dark. Nothing like seeing a croc or two in the water to get the heart and other valves pumping!

Do they still farm Barramundi there?

Ben.

 

[bptp7270]

Hi Stu,

Thanks again for making us all green with envy. Great photos once again and why restrict fund raising to just the liver?

Regards,

Anthony

 

[blackduck]

Do they still farm Barramundi there?

Ben.

hi Ben
no the barra farm building is still there but not operating, they lost all thier stock in a huge storm
still some barra in the lake but all males and will die out soon
fishing is rubbish all catfish, although they call it silver cobbler which is french for tasteless catfish

 

[blackduck]

We made it out of WA alive
not sure I can say the same thing about the territory
between the border and Katherine (470K's) dam near got killed by 1 cow and 4 landcruiser drivers - not all at the same time

 

[whatcharterboat]

Stu,

Just wanted to say, those Argyle pics are some of the best shots I've seen on this forum........thanks for rubbing it in too.....for those of us bogged in our daily grind, seeing your pics is a real awakening.

Seriously...thank you for taking the time to post them.

 

[blackduck]

Stu,

Just wanted to say, those Argyle pics are some of the best shots I've seen on this forum........thanks for rubbing it in too.....for those of us bogged in our daily grind, seeing your pics is a real awakening.

Seriously...thank you for taking the time to post them.

Thanks John
but unfortunatley soon it all comes to an end, once we hit Darwin its time to find a job and pay for the last 12 months
I will be taking my camera with me as we travel the territory and want to try and get into Ahnem land although dont fancy my chances
plus Ive seriously gotta do somthing about the suspension and wheels, so tell Mark to get his "mates rates" discount calculator out cause Ill be giving him a call soon, also have to find out if ATW have a darwin agent?
But in about 14 months, 2 wets and one dry season Ill be at it again - this time across the top and back to Qld
Roll on 2014

 

[whatcharterboat]

Thanks John
but unfortunatley soon it all comes to an end, once we hit Darwin its time to find a job and pay for the last 12 months
I will be taking my camera with me as we travel the territory and want to try and get into Ahnem land although dont fancy my chances

Mate, Arhnem land is the place. Especially up on Coburg.....

plus Ive seriously gotta do somthing about the suspension and wheels, so tell Mark to get his "mates rates" discount calculator out cause Ill be giving him a call soon, also have to find out if ATW have a darwin agent?

Actually we've got 2 agents up there ....one's a Fuso dealer and the other an Isuzu dealer. Both are pretty good to deal with but call me when you're ready and I'll have a talk to Mark first.

But in about 14 months, 2 wets and one dry season Ill be at it again - this time across the top and back to Qld
Roll on 2014

Sounds like an Arnhem Land trip next dry then....but don't be so sure about the time frame....Darwin sucks you in. You hear that from a lot of folk. I dropped in once for 2 weeks max and it turned into 2 wets and a dry, so if you're opening with 2wets and a dry , it might blow out and they'll end up burying you up there....haha.

BTW We just built a nice little NPS bus for Gagadju Dreaming Resort out near Kakadu......plenty of sweet spots to take your truck in there too.

 

[fg4oz]

I remember the silver cobbler tasting ok with a big side of chips and sauce!

How's the truck traveling? I showed my wife the pics yesterday and she loves them too.

hi Ben
no the barra farm building is still there but not operating, they lost all thier stock in a huge storm
still some barra in the lake but all males and will die out soon
fishing is rubbish all catfish, although they call it silver cobbler which is french for tasteless catfish