The kids were treated to a very pleasant surprise this morning. We met this lovely family in Broome that we just clicked with, we bumped into them again at El Questro and this morning the kids come rushing back from the toilets having found them again. We are headed in the same direction as they are, so it is really great.
At 11:30 we were booked on a Triple j Tour to Lake Argyle by bus to return on a boat cruise down the 55km of Ord River, to be dropped off at our caravan park on Lake Kununurra by 5:30. The bus trip took us 70km to Lake Argyle stopping at he Durack Homestead on the way. We went to the lookout at the point where the Lake has been dammed and could not quite contemplate the massive expanse of water that this community has access to. At the dam's highest point during this year's massive wet season they said it held the equivalent of 44 Sydney harbours of water. Below is a photo of where Lake Argyle has been plugged with a wall of clay 300m x 300m, the first photo is the top view and the second the side view. We travelled down the Ord river for the afternoon on a very informative and enjoyable boat cruise. Glen I could not believe the amount of water this community has at their fingertips, they use whatever they need, to irrigate all the agricultural land in the area, then they just let the excess go out to sea. We wondered how we could get a pipeline down to our farm!!!
We had our new found friends over for drinks which was really nice. Great to have a chat with a family doing what we are doing and compare notes on places to stay, places we've seen and the trials and tribulations of being on the road.
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