Our last day in WA was spent aboard a pontoon, captained by Andrew and the kids.
We pushed off into gigantic Lake Argyle and made our way through a series of little islands, until we found a perfect spot for a swim. Despite the known fact, that fresh water crocs are scared of people and they would rather run from them, then size them up, it is still eerie swimming with them in the lake – especially when you are told there are about 25’000 of them in there! It is a big lake…but still… We did break through the mind trap and jumped into the lovely warm and clear waters of the lake. The fresh water was good enough to drink and so clear, you could see the end of your toes as they dangled off our foam noodles.
Once we had exhausted ourselves, we climbed back aboard our vessel and begun fishing for dinner. Kaya showed up the boys by catching about 6 fish (out of the 12 caught). Despite the angler’s success, only one fat fish was sacrificed. Sometimes bigger, is not better! Our evening ended with a sunset dinner on the lake and a little croc sighting in the distance; he was swimming his little heart out to reach the shore, through the now dark and velvety water.
WA was amazing, we saw so much, yet have left many stones unturned for when we return. We were all excited to explore the Northern Territory and headed for Nitmiluk National Park, to see Katherine Gorge.
Our hopes were to explore the gorge on kayaks, however, after being informed that the Ranger’s hadn’t vetted the salt water crocs from the river, we enjoyed the view from a very tall cliff instead!
The walk to the lookout was so nice, we did it twice. The large boulders which stood by the walkway looked ancient and timeworn. It felt as if we were walking through an old world, filled with primal stories.
The final stretch of the walk included an ascent of 180 steps (thanks to Kaya for counting them, I lost count -and breath- by 120!). We were rewarded with a killer view and a memorable sunset.
