Log in
Join travelers community
Your Profile
Logout
March - July 2001
Australia
Brett Voegele2005-11-14 17:31:04
Displayed times (last time: )
2 hour sunset boat trip on the Yellow Waters wetland, which provided fantastic views of birds, crocodiles, and the surrounding vegetation - a trip well worth the money. We also spent a day on a 4WD tour to Jim Jim and Twin Falls. From the parking area, Jim Jim is accessible via a 1 km walking trail, but Twin Falls can only be reached via the river. Therefore, we were provided with boogie boards and swim fins to aid our trip to/from the Falls. We were told that the waters contain 'freshies' - freshwater crocodiles, which generally avoid humans. However, there have been 'salties' - the more ferocious saltwater crocodiles, removed from the area in the past. Certainly puts a person's senses on full alert.
Kununurra & Bungle Bungles
After Darwin we made our way to Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. We spent a few days in the area, relaxing and doing some hikes just outside of town. We then jumped in a 5 passenger plane for a flight over Lake Argyle and into the Bungle Bungle National Park, where we traded our plane for a two-passenger helicopter - sans doors, for a flight over the actual Bungle Bungle rock formations. The area has several canyons, but the main attractions are the beehive-shaped formations of rock, which are layered in alternating colors of orange and black. It was a fantastic way to experience these unique formations, though a bit expensive, as we also returned to Kununurra via the small plane.
Broome & Coral Bay
From Kununurra it was a 14 1/2 hour bus journey to Broome, where we relaxed for a day on the beautiful Cable Beach. One of the best beaches we'd seen in Australia, with it's turquoise water and classic white sand. Next, it was an 11 hour trip to Karratha, where we stopped simply to break the journey. We then made a brief stop in Exmouth before heading south to stay in Coral
...
See photographs from:
Australia Gallery
