Lake Argyle Tourist Village

Hey Glenn

Personally I would extend my stay in Kunnunurra and do the day trip. We were there last June and it didnt look much, needs a good overhaul, in fact it didnt really look like a "tourist village" at all, although we only stopped there on the bus/river tour(triple J's fantastic cruise and great afternoon tea, although I see you are doing a morning cruise). The Lake is amazing, blew me away the size of it, but there is not much else out there for you to do, I stand corrected if need be!.

Just my opinion!! Bet you are getting excited hey! James will have a ball too, our kids certainly did!

Jen

I loved the Durack homestead, but I can not remember seeing the bower bird & nest. It was such a lovely oasis out there, I loved just standing under the veranda and imagining the stories of days gone by. Ahhh, I think I should suggest to Andrew I need a return visit/Kimberley Fix!!!

Jen

goodday glenn
we were up there 2 yrs ago we stayed about 3 hrs had a sleep ,left the van there while went to the old homestead, came back packed up and bleep off "swimming pool was about 300m away "behind the pub was pretty dusty unlike the blurb
if i was to do it again i would catchthe boat and bus tour for the day from kunnanurra we stayed at the Kona tourist park in kunnaunurra busy but plenty of shade

steve
ps the old durack homestead was worth a look

we stopped there as an overnighter before going on to Kununurra. It wasn't much, but it wasn't bad. We took the sunset cruise with stop off on Zebra rock island (great for the kids); the sunset was sensational.

Hi Glenn
We will be there in May on our way to Broome and when we get back I will post a report.
I want to spend some time there (Argyle) because when I was last there some 26 years ago, we went for a bit of a hike up this hill out behind where the old homestead used to be and came across a long forgotten grave that I since found out was the grave of one of the teamsters that travelled there with the original Duracks and I read about him in the book "Kings In Grass Castles"
I cleared the long grass around the grave and took a photo and now I wish to revisit the area to see if I can relocate it.
I doubt very much that anyone else is aware of this gravesite as it was in a remote area that we just happened to stumble across
It will be like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack after all this time but I will give it a go anyway
Have a great trip in July
Cheers Poppy

Hi Di and I did the full day tour last July and it was the best value of any description I've had for years! The chap that tookus lived there all his life and has been doing the tour thing for a long long time. We took a coach (with seat belts would you believe!) out to the lake from K and then out in a flat bottomed (I think) boat round the lake. Fed crocodiles (was nearly pushed over board by some crazy woman wanting to take a photo from I was standing - rude's not the word for it!!) and when we went ashore had a tour of the family home. After lunch the high speed boat took us all the way back to K on the River - it was a superb day. The only small crtisicism was that it was too long! The chap waits for the sunset so you can take reflection photos in of the river.

Let me know if you want the name of the people - I've got it at home.