We head towards Wyndham this morning with the plan to stop at a place called Parry Creek Lagoon Caravan Park, unhook the van and head back to have a look down the Gibb. Well, it was a bit further than we thought and after repairing a chipped winscreen we got travelling along a beautiful stretch of bitumen road.....go figure!!!....we decide that by 10:30 it is too late to have a crack at the Gibb so we will visit Wyndham instead. The most northern town in WA and race day, we seem to be following the races all the way and we haven't been to one yet. My apologies to all our friends who would love to be up here during race round..sorry guys!!!
Not much to see in Wyndham I'm afraid. We do the Five Rivers Lookout which is where the Pentecost, Ord, King, Durack and Forest rivers meet, pretty awesome. We contemplate going to the croc farm but have been told it is a bit "tired" which was a pretty accurate description from what we could see, so we gave it a miss. We went into the local museum which the kids just loved. Made me feel very old seeing typewriters, telephones and old toasters I was familiar with from my childhood. Very interesting to read about the cattle station history. What a harsh environment the pioneers must have endured.
Anyway, on the way back we go to the Mulga Billabong which is a watering hole which has a boardwalk and shaded bird hide to allow for birdwatching. The area is a significant breeding ground for the water birds in this area and it is a bird watchers paradise.
Back at the caravan park the kids swim in the pool. A 3m salty has been spotted in the lagoon here and I notice a croc cage, that is obviously a permanent fixture downstream, so we try to keep the kids away from the water's edge.
No comments:
Post a Comment