The Kimberley 2017: Tuesday 16 May

Before leaving Kununurra we went to the low side of the Kununurra Dam which was pouring out water excess to requirements.

Look closely – there would not be too many people using the picnic table!

Heading up to Wyndam, we stopped at Parry’s Lagoon. We could have spent all day here watching the birds come and go.

- Australian grebe with three young
- Magpie geese
- Egrets
- Cormorants

We stopped at Telegraph Hill for a view looking down over the lagoon. After a good amount of time photographing the birds at Parry’s Lagoon, we continued on to Wyndham.

Seeds of the kapok tree - yes, the stuff we used to use for suffing!

Beautiful kapok flowers and fruit

Magpie goose high up in a tree

Ian likes to take photos of me taking photos!

Wyndham was once a thriving port town, but with the development of the Ord Scheme, and the establishment of Kununurra, Wyndham is gradually dying. There is a wonderful lookout called Five Rivers which overlooks Cambridge Gulf. We had lunch here then we headed for our accommodation at Emma Gorge.

The muddy 'harbour' and mangroves at Wyndham

Five Rivers Lookout so called because five rivers flow into this gulf

Tucked away out of sight and in an obscure back street are these statues.

We felt they should have pride of place somewhere and be better cared for

There was a lot of back burning going on along the way. We had turned on to the Gibb River Road and this section is still sealed. Tomorrow, we will be on dirt.

Helicopter assisting the burn off

After arriving at our accommodation we headed straight out to walk up Emma Gorge. This was a really tough walk but at the end we were rewarded with a beautiful pool and waterfall.