by Andrea Rowe | Oct 4, 2014
We’re clocking up some miles today on the Gibb River. It’s only 300km’s or so but it’s full of dust, errant cattle and intriguing Kimberley roadside stops. The first is the Mt Barnett Roadhouse. Petrol is $2.50 a litre, a loaf of bread $9 and a bag of ice $10....
by Andrea Rowe | Oct 1, 2014
It’s an odd time to be in the Kimberley’s. It’s almost the end of the season. Some travellers we meet scratch their head and wonder why we are heading out there in the heat of October. Some places are closed due to fire management programs, or putting staff off...
by Andrea Rowe | Sep 30, 2014
The East Kimberley covers about 200, 000 square km’s of Western Australia and is one of the most remote areas pf the country. This is rugged ranges and escarpment country. Waterfalls, gorges, river crossings, and somewhere out there is coastline as well. It’s remote...
by Andrea Rowe | Sep 29, 2014
Kununura is the gateway to the East Kimberley. It was established as a town only in the 1960’s to serve the Ord River Irrigation Scheme. Today its population has notched up to 5,000 to support the agriculture, mining and tourism industries that have grown up around...
by Andrea Rowe | Sep 27, 2014
We are jetlagged and jaundice – it has been 2 hours without fruit! Gasping we arrive in Lake Argyle. It’s Grand Final Day. We don’t follow the footy. But we do follow the crowd. Straight to the pub. We meet up with fellow travellers again Bart and Ange – comparing...
