The following morning we were up and moving on again.  We headed on down the highway to the border.  At this border there was a fruit and vegetable quarantine.  This time there was a border inspector who looked over your caravan and car and took away any fruit and vegetables.  We were very honest and told them where all our fruit and vegs was and i am sure the border guard had a very nice lunch with our food!.  I understand that they are worried about fruit fly but with pre-packaged items bought from their shops it seems a bit ridiculous.  I was not going to risk them finding some fruit and then getting fined over a piece of apple.  Here is an example of wild life crossing the road…

Over the border we headed for Lake Argyle.  Lake Argyle is the largest man made lake in Australia.  It holds more than 20 times more water than Sydney harbour. The Lake is 703km2.  We stayed at the caravan park (nowhere else to stay) and met up with some other Brits.  The park has an infinity pool looking over the lake which was rather beautiful. 

We had a nice day there, at Lake Argyle there is only the caravan park, which has a bar and a small shop and a cruise company.  We went an had a look at the view points and you just cant see the whole lake from there it is too huge.  The following evening we took a sunset cruise on the lake.  The only way to see the lake is to go by boat or to fly over it.  ours was the cheaper option!!!  The cruise was fab, Matt the guide was brilliant – he showed us the wildlife, rock wallabies, little kangaroos, fresh water crocs, load and loads of fish.  We had two lovely swims in the Lake the temperature was warmer than the pool.  Unfortunately it was very cloudy that day so we didn’t get a great sunset – even so the cruise was well worth it.

The following day we headed further on and stopped just outside the Bungle Bungles.  We set off the following morning and left our caravan at the Bungle Bungle Caravan Park for the day – you can only take single axle vehicles into the park.  The road in was 55km and was very corrugated, bumpy and basically a bad road and went on for ever.  Finally we came across the information hut and the lady was very helpful.  We headed for Cathedral Gorge.  The walk was fine and it wasn’t so hot today which was nice.  The gorge is massive and the echo was fabulous.  Unfortunately for us there was a group of backpackers there who spoilt the ambience of the place.  Even with them there it was an amazing sight.  We also walked round the domes.  The bungle bungles are a strange collections of rock formations.  Once you have seen one they are all very similar.  It was a good experience but a huge drive in and out.

We headed further along the highway to Halls Creek.  We filled up with fuel and found a campsite on the map which wasn’t too far away and head for it. When we got there we both decided that it wasn’t a great place to stop and we would go onto the next site which didn’t look too far on the map.  After another hour or so over very rugged gravel road, through rivers etc we finally came to our camp spot.  It wasn’t the best but it was dusk so we weren’t going to go any further.  We were joined in the evening by another ute but they were no bother and they headed off very early in the morning.