Join us - Mark, Penny, Fleur and Ellie - as we plan to take some time in the slow lane and circumnavigate Australia in our Larry the Landcruiser and Carrie the Caravan. This blog will hopefully serve as a diary of our trip as well as a means of keeping our family and friends up to date with our travels. We hope you enjoy the ride with us!

Monday 28 April 2014

The last bit of WA

Kimberley to the Western Australian/Northern Territory Boarder.

April 23 - St Georges Day, celebrated by the family in the Mirima Valley National Park near Kununurra. Fleur and Ellie's school work for the day was a project on St. George.
Lake Argyle - created by the damming of the Ord River with a 98m high dam wall to create Australia's second largest reservoir. Lake Argyle has a surface area of 1000 square kilometres and a shore line of over 900 km and holds 18 times more water than Sydney Harbour. Built to irrigate a vast area of land for farming.
Lake Argyle Caravan Park's infinity pool on the side of the hill overlooking the lake. Unanimously agreed by all to be by far the best swimming pool so far on the trip.
April 25 - Anzac Day. The Dawn Service on the Dam Wall at lake Argyle. We had to get up at 4:30am to attend the service which was undertaken as the sun came up. Fleur and Ellie were chosen to lay the wreath during the service. A simple but moving service followed by a sausage sizzle served on the dam wall.
Crossing the boarder from Western Australia to Northern Territory. Our 6th boarder crossing on the trip. We have spent 75 days and travelled over 9000km in WA alone as it is by far the largest state in Australia, covering the western third of the continent. It is bigger in size than Western Europe and the second largest state/province/national region in the world.

3 comments:

  1. Looked up Anzac Day on I pad .lots of people sleeping all night ready for early morning ceremony. Nice for the girls to lay the wreath. Love to you all xx

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  2. The pool certainly looks very nice! Have fun in the Top End and watch out for the wildlife. Love Helen xxx

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  3. Super pool, what a view.
    Anzac Day ceremony must have been really memorable
    Have a great time in The Northern Territory
    Love Mum & Dad xxxx

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