Today was all about water and lots of it. This morning we made the drive to Lake Argyle on the Ord River. It is an impressive dam and lake but you could tell the water level was down a bit judging by the marks on the rocks. We found out later that it is normal as Lake Argyle is only there to maintain the water level of Lake Kununurra and even if it didn’t rain for 5 years there would still be enough water to do all the irrigation, power generation and maintain environmental flows.
In the afternoon we took the Sunset BBQ Cruise on Lake Kununurra. It didn’t take long to spot a crocodile with a Freshwater Croc sunning itself on the lawn of the caravan park just down from our caravan. Apparently it is the resident croc that is old and lacking a lot of teeth so is not considered all that dangerous – nice to know.
While on the cruise heading upstream on the Ord River towards the Ord Dam, we passed the annual Dragon Boat race boats making their way down from the Ord Dam, a distance of 55 kilometres and they had been paddling all day. I would imagine that they were glad it was near the end of their journey. Oh and the local team was winning.
We cruised upstream to the “Sleeping Buddha” rock formation before heading back down to the Diversion Dam and into Packsaddle Lagoon. In the lagoon we were treated to sunset whilst wining and dining on steak and barramundi.
It was an enjoyable and relaxing cruise and would recommend it to anyone – just look up Kununurra Cruises.
