Western Australia

So we’ve had one set of birthdays in the caravan, it’s time for the other set!  We’ve been in the caravan long enough now that each of us has celebrated a birthday while we’ve been living in it.  LadyBug turned six while we were in Kununurra!  That lovely purple camping chair was one of her presents.  She had long outgrown the little kiddie-sized one she’d had until now.  Her hair was wet because she’d gone for a swim while I … Read More

Have I mentioned the boab trees lately?  They are everywhere across northern WA.  Some of them are huge!  The caravan park we stayed at in Kununurra had a large one that was estimated to be 2,000 years old!  It’s so interesting to see them as we are driving along, the young ones are much harder to pick out because they are so skinny.  They all seem to be in different stages of bloom, some have leaves, some have huge seeds … Read More

There was one place we knew we’d have to visit while we were in Kununurra.  The Grotto, about 70km north of town.  We stopped in on our way back from Wyndham. The creek was looking pretty dry so we weren’t sure what we’d find at the waterhole. See those big boulders?  Thank goodness they are there or you might drive right over the edge! I really think it would be more accurate to call it a pit than a grotto. … Read More

Wyndham is the northernmost town in Western Australia.  It’s about 100km north of Kununurra.  After we visited Emma Gorge we made the drive up to Wyndham to have a look at the Five Rivers Lookout.  It’s a place where five rivers empty into one before heading out to sea. We had a look for all the rivers and gazed around at the view a bit.  Honestly the kids could not have cared less.  It was hot and windy up at … Read More

Emma Gorge has to be one of my favourite spots on this entire trip.  The hike was beautiful and the waterhole was breathtakingly gorgeous.  This time of year you have to get there early as they close the gates by 10am.  It’s just too hot to hike in there after that.  The walk takes about an hour, though I think that for once it took us less as we were motivated to get there quickly so we could get back … Read More

Our first stop in Western Australia was Kununurra, just over the border.  We stayed at a caravan park right on Lake Kununurra which offered some lovely sunsets and wildlife spotting.   It didn’t take long to spot our first crocodile gliding by in the water. There was a platform nearby that the kids made use of.  I suppose it was a stage.  The boys all took turns pushing each other off of it.  TurboBug (2) even participated, though he’d often … Read More