Western Australia

I guess we will be in Western Australia for a while, but its still a novelty at the moment. Firstly we had to put our clocks back one and a half hours making sunrise about 5.30AM. When its 40 degrees by 9.00 as it was today, that's not kind! By 8.00pm you are ready for bed!

We are staying in Kununurra and today we did a day trip to Wyndham, on the coast 100kms north west. We went the scenic way along a 4 WD road and came back along the bitumen. It is very pretty country; lots of boab trees and dramatic escarpments and flowing rivers. At Wyndham, 5 rivers flow into the ocean, and there is a convenient hill called the Bastion, which makes a wonderful loookout. From the top, over about 180 degrees, you can clearly see the mouths of all 5 rivers. It is a very unusual place. We were told to go to the Wyndham Town Hotel for a barra burger for lunch. It was the type of place I never would have gone into if it hadn't been recommended, as it was very run down and seedy looking, but the owner was a delightful lady who made us most welcome. Alan had the barra burger and raved about it so much that the lady ( Sue) offered to sell him a fillet so he could make himself another one! He took it, and had barramundi for dinner too!