WA-Wyndham

Wyndham is Western Australia’s most northern town. It grew rapidly in the 1880’s as a port for the East Kimberely goldfields, and although the gold declined, Wyndham has remained a port for the pastoral industry in the region, mining companies and produce from the Kununurra area.

At the lookout you can see where five major rivers in the area flow into the Cambridge Gulf. These rivers, the Forrest, Pentecost, Durack, King and Ord are written about in many Australian novels. The area reminded us a lot of Derby especially with the large 8 metre tides and the muddy waters. We also had fresh barramundi for lunch at a local restaurant. It was melt in your mouth delicious.

About 15 klms east of town we drove to Parry’s Lagoon which is a bird watchers dream. Mike and I visited this waterhole a couple of times where they have a bird hide and you can watch the comings and goings of the wildlife. The lagoon is covered in waterlilies and I was fascinated by some of the birds who didn’t seem to want to get their feet wet and hopped from one lilypad to another.