Kununurra/Bungle Bungles

We have spent over a week in Kununurra in a great caravan park next to the scenic Ord river system. It is great to find a place lush with waterways and green parks,unlike most of the Kimberley. We have enjoyed relaxing here, watching the magnificent sunsets over the Kimberley,the river teeming with bird and plant life. We went croc spotting at night just metres from our campsite after watching some Aboriginal kids with their torches the night before. We managed to find a fairly big freshwater croc smiling back at us under the torchlight, a cheap thrill for the evening.On our first day here, cooling off in the pool we met a teacher from Woodend Primary, it had to happen...It was good to see a familiar face from home and have spent most nights with her and her husband, watching the sunset and smugly basking in the warmth of this place far from home. Trina and Terry have heaps of local knowledge, they travel up here to do some casual teaching every year whilst escaping the winter. Nice lifestyle.While based here we camped two nights in the Bungle Bungles ( Purnululu N.P.). Did some great walks to see the beautiful bee-hive domes the park is famous for and walked into a great cave like chasm called Echidna chasm. The Bungle Bungles were formed over millions of years, the patterns of conglomerate rocks are amazing, a very impressive sight, worth the hour long very slow and bumpy drive into the park.The Kimberley is of course famous for the Boab tree, we have been interested to spot many a fine specimen. At our camp site we have a Boab washing line, a rope strung between two fine, majestic old Boabs, a real symbol of the outback.We are taking off on the Gibb River rd tomorrow, first stop El Questro homestead. Will write more once we have survived the infamous road, should be a thrilling ride....