Kununurra

Had a relaxed day in Kununurra today.  We're camped right next to the local lake of the same name and the place is buzzing with wildlife.  Trips to the "ablutions" (as they politely call toilets here) have become mini-safaris, with toads, geckos, large spiders and even a snake being spotted in and around the facilities.   

We took a 2km walk into the local town to find most places either closed or closing (it was 11.30am).  It's a Sunday, but up until now shops have been open just like any other day.  So after finding a cafe which was open and having some delicious mango smoothies, we headed back via the Celebrity Tree Park for some bird spotting and Boab tree hugging.  

Quote from Ruby on the way back to the campsite (it was very hot by now) "I'm as thirsty as a monkey carrying bananas".  No idea where that came from.  

Tomorrow we cross the border into the Northern Territory, where the time is 1.5 hours ahead of Western Australia.  There are strict controls on fruit and vegetable movements between states, to protect crops against pests and diseases, so we've had to run down our fruit and veg supplies. 

A blue winged Kookaburra (very nicely taken by Hannah) 

Hugging a Boab, "the tree that God planted upside down"

Swimming pool at our campsite