Fri 15th: Kununurra sightseeing
Peter and I chose the optional early morning scenic flight over the spectacular Bungle Bungle beehive domes which required us to board the bus at 5.10am. We were astonished by the crowd already at the airport. Thirty of us boarded three Cessna Caravans, two of which took off. As our propellor wouldn't go around we had to disembark and shelter from the cold back in the terminal. Fortunately the pilot found a replacement rubber band so we did manage to lift off.
The area is truly spectacular but I didn'T risk taking photos as it was a bit bouncy for me. There had been no flight on the two previous days so it must have been worse. Peter took an album of photos.  No beehive dome escaped his lens. I did manage an serial shot of the Argyle Diamond Mine though.
As soon as we had caught up on breakfast our coach drove us through the Mirima National Park which has an area of 2067 hectares. There are actually 6 conservation parks in the Kimberly area spread over 240,000 hectares each with their own tribal guardianship.  The park was magnificently appointed for tourists with explanatory signage about the trees and what they were used for by the indigenous people.
Continuing on our journey our next stop was at the Zebra Rock Gallery. The rock is unique to the area. We had a fascinating talk about it by the Gallery owner who showed us his piece de resistance -a zebra's head carved from a rock 6 million years old.
After our early start we were relieved to return to our Grand Hotel for an evening meal. Little did I detect what lay ahead.