Hi just wanted to let you all know that from now on I will be using PDF for the blogs, as it takes forever to upload photos and info each time I do one.
A PDF is much quicker for me and I don`t have to be connected to internet all the time while I am working.
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Thanks to everyone that has commented on our travels.
Cheers for now til next time.
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Sunset cruise on Lake Kununurra
The
evening sunset cruise was wonderful idling quietly along the water way and lake
with the dead trees rising out of the water to create some lovely views.
We
all enjoyed a great dinner of steak, fresh Barra and salads, very yummy!!
It
was a very enjoyable time.
We
found that the local markets were held on Saturday morning in the park, so it
was off to see what there was there, lots of stalls with a variety of good’s
for sale.
We
spent an enjoyable hour wandering around, then it was off to the café for a
cuppa and something to eat.
Kununurra
Lake
Kununurra was formed with the construction of the diversion dam and provides a
permanent water supply to the irrigation area’s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kununurra
Lake
Argyle was built for two purposes!
1. To bring water down for
the irrigation areas.
2. To stop the feast or famine
cycle, of flood or dry.
Lake
Argyle was formed by damming the Ord River [1973] and forms a storage
catchment. It supplies a constant flow of water into the lower Ord all year
round, thus removing the flood or dry of the normal seasons.
By
releasing a constant flow of water down river to the diversion dam , two
thing’s would be achieved,
1. Ease the risk of flooding
to the flood plains which stretch all the way to Wyndham.
2. Slow the harvested water to be used for
farming without the use of pumps.
By
building levee bank’s the water level is raised enough to allow gravity to feed
the main irrigation channel for the plantations of Indian Sandlewood now in the area, and allow the lower Ord to flow all year at a
constant rate. They do this by raising and lowering the radial gates on the
diversion dam.
A
Hydro power plant has also been built at Lake Argyle, this supplies power to
the Argyle Diamond mind and to the towns of Kununurra and Wyndham.
For
more facts and figures go to the web site.
http://www.lakeargyle.com/explore-and-learn/statistics/
http://www.mtromance.com.au/visit-us/the-sandalwood-factory-kununurra/
This
whole experience has been mind blowing in size and experience.
Sunday, 26 June 2016
Zebra Creek Mine Campground
Saddle Creek Rest Area is our next night stop, arriving at
about 10 am it became very full by 2pm with a lot of traffic coming in and out
all afternoon. A lovely breeze kept us reasonably cool outside. There are
towering escarpments surrounding the rest area beautiful as the sun set on
them.
Zebra Creek mine campground our choice for the next 3 nights
it is about 10 km off the highway on a dirt road. The first 5kms was pretty
good the next 5kms on their property was quite shocking for a place that
advertises all vehicle access, for normal caravans it is a bit hairy with all
the flood ways and dips in the road and is to be taken with care.
The free guided tour is very good and really informative,
the mine is the only working Zebra stone mine in the world so is very unique.
There are actually 3 variations mined here Primordial, Fire stone and Zebra stone
that come out of the same site which is an open cut mine all have a different
look.
Fossil found in the mine.
Zebrarockmine.com.au
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