After resting at Victoria River we set off for Lake Argyle knowing we had to get rid of all our vegies & fruit before going thru the Quarantine Station. We made enough Vegetable Curry to last us nearly 3 nights & for breakfast ate most of our fruit. Arriving at the Quarantine Station Tony polished off 1/2 tub of cherry tomatoes and we ate our last 2 apples hoping we could stock up at Lake Argyle. Wrong....... $1.30 for a tomato, potato or an apple so decided we would see what we could cook with no vegetables or fruit!
Today was Boab day!!! They are amazing trees and come in so many interesting shapes and forms & we now understand the concept of the "upside down tree".
We didn't quite know what to expect at Lake Aygyle......maybe a lazy few days with the sound of water gently lapping the shore near our van..........NOT! Instead just the largest body of inland water in the Southern Hem that sits inside a giant crator.......and man made at that.
And all that water (70k by 40k) held back by just a few hundred meters of stone and clay!
On the day we arrived there were only two spots left on the Sunset Cruise on the lake & as there was also a full moon that night we couldn't say no. The lake, especially at sunset, was spectacular, and then over the other side of the boat, within a minute, came the full moon.
Tony joined the others for the sunset swim while I stayed back to mind the towells. See if you can see Tony in the photo swimming in the moonlight....
Tony thought I was minding the towels, but I was actually sipping on champagne and enjoying the nibbles....
Tony (after 3500 odd kilometers) finally managed to have a kayak in Lake Argyle. There are lots of 'freshies' in the lake which are of course not dangerous. They are obvoiusly very timid though as two of them hit the water so fast that the splash nearly reached him. You need to look closely for the blue spec in the centre of the photo near the cliff.
The 5 km walk around the escarpment was well worth the effort. We were able to look over the full length of the lake and back to the caravan park (just behind Tony).
We couldn't walk past the pool after our walk.
The pool is called 'infinity pool' and it's not hard to see why!!
Didn't even feel the cold!
In this shot below you can see the sea plane landing in the background.....hard to take after a full day in the saddle & this is where everyone comes to have a happy hour & watch the sunset!!
Tony still learning to play a tune..... has improved a little.......
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