Lake Argyle

 We left Kununurra to drive to Lake Argyle.  The scenery along the road was stunning.

We are having a treat and staying at the Lake Argyle Tourist Park for a couple of days.  Nikki is trying out the infinity pool which is the pool with a fantastic view.  Unfortunately being an infinity pool with water constantly flowing in means it can't be heated - it is not the warmest pool but perfectly bearable.

We went on a four hour lake cruise which was a fantastic experience.  The lake is Western Australia's largest freshwater man-made lake by area and Australia's second (Lake Pedder is the first).  The reservoir is part of the Ord River Scheme.  The lake flooded large parts of the Shire of Wyndham - East Kimberley.  There is 9 times the volume of water in the lake compared to Sydney Harbour at present and currently the reservoir is only half full after three below-average wet seasons.

The Ord River with the power station in the bottom right hand corner that has been added, 20 years after the dam was built.  

The following photos were all taken on the cruise and I will let them speak for themselves without any commentary except to say the land formations and the reflections as the afternoon sun was setting were all stunning.

Many of us on the boat had a swim which was wonderfully refreshing and about 6 degrees warmer than the infinity pool at the caravan park.  You are swimming with approximately 25,000 freshwater crocs but they are harmless to humans.

I have never had a glass of wine while swimming in a lake.

There are plenty of fresh water crocodiles in the lake but they are shy and not aggressive.  They also have long narrow jaws not like salties.  We are assured the aggressive man-eating salties cannot get into the lake.

These wallaroos are on an island in the lake and the people running the cruises make a point of feeding them.