Tony & I both agree that Horizontal Falls was one the highlights of our trip so far!
We were picked up from our accommodation & taken by shuttle bus to the Derby Airport where we were greeted by Ryan, our pilot for our Sea Plane. We were all a little anxious to start with as he couldn't get us through a locked gate to the tarmac (it had a pin code to get thru which he'd forgotten) & then the refueller was 1/2 hour late, but once we were all on board we felt quite comfortable, although Tony put his hand up to be co-pilot again!!!!
The views were fantastic from the air and we landed very smoothly on the water......
As soon as we stepped off the sea plane we boarded the Jet boat on the left. It is powered by 2 x 300hp motors. We stradled our seats, (which were close to the front so we were also in fear of getting quite wet), & hung on for a fast ride & lots of laughs! It was quite an adrenalin rush to say the least! 
Maria & I enjoying our Jet Boat Road around the Talbot Bay
Tony, Sue, Maria & Ossie having a well deserved beer & wine on the deck of our houseboat after jet boating around Talbot Bay, up & down the Horizontal Falls & finally a swim in a cage with sharks coming up to us.......(no... they weren't in the cage with us)
Hopefully from this picture you can see the water level is significantly higher through the gap. Our tour guide took us through here & at one stage we were completely stationary on the water..... the tide was ripping through this gap at 35 kph!!! 
The crew on the Houseboat served us nibbles & drinks while watching the sunset & then cooked a great meal of Barramundi & salads & more drinks on the deck until we retired to our bedrooms on the Houseboat. Up early to watch the sun rise & breakfast on the top deck... then another ride in the jet boat through the falls before boarding the Sea Plane to take us back to Derby!
View of the Horizontal Falls from the air!Next Stop.... Quondong Beach
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