Wyndham

Arriving at the Wyndham Caravan Park at night meant we didn’t see anything before going to bed, so when we woke up, everything was new! I had a walk around the Caravan Park and found another touristy boab tree. There are a few of these. I imagine Boab trees try to grow as large as possible hoping to achieve tourist status, which at the very least gets them a fence upgrade. There were a bunch of loud birds chirping away, a lone bat practicing it’s climbing skills. It was quite pleasant, until… March flies. They are on par with my hatred for mosquitos, except they’re big, bite for fun and take some effort to swat away. As an added bonus they are very good at spreading blood borne diseases through their love of biting humans and animals.

We had a whole day to explore Wyndham before heading to our first multi-day stop in Kununurra. We went up the hill to the Five Rivers Lookout. 5km of sealed windy and steep roads up the hill to The Bastion. Easy to get to, high above the town site, with fantastic views and decent amenities. If I lived here, I’d go all the time. I took a few panoramas that are so insanely large I can’t post them here. lol.

We drove along the main street to the north end of Wyndham, location of the local police station and the industrial ports. There’s also a museum, where you have to get the key for access from the Police receptionist. Curiosity satiated, we headed east, not forgetting the very obvious massive crocodile on the way out.

Not far out of Wyndham was a rest area only for vehicles travelling towards Wyndham. Some rules were broken to park there.

30km or so south of Whyndam is The Grotto. It’s a natural deep water pool at the base of a rocky ravine with 144 steps to the bottom. It’s great for swimming in, but this little oasis is actually 100m deep. Steel boots not recommended. It costs nothing, yet has a sealed road and simple parking area for access. It didn’t have much water in it, but enough for a local couple to be enjoying it when we walked down.

Molly Springs was a different story. An almost 2km long corrugated narrow road (which in the motorhome creates a whole different kind of auditory nightmare). Very few passing points, but culminating in a small clean car park with public toilets. The spring is small and unimpressive, with some steep walks but not much else. Lots of giant spiders and their webs.

After that we continued on to the Kununurra Discovery Lakes Caravan Park for the next step of the trip!