Day 38 12/07/2013 Prince Regent River to Camden Sound. This was the first morning with clouds in the sky, but they soon cleared and we were treated to another beautiful Kimberley day. It was very hot. Breakfast was at 7am, and those of us who had elected to take the helicopter flight, were split into two groups. I was in the first group with Anne and Mary, our skipper Ben, and of course, Wayne, the 'helicopter pilot'!We took off at 8am, and after a short flight,...

Day 37 11/07/2013 King George Basin to Prince Regent River; King Cascades and Cathedral Waterfall. Dave chose to relax on board this morning, and I chose to go fishing, with instructions not to catch anything bigger than the one he caught! Actually today was designated as a 'catch and release' day, because we have more than enough fresh fish at the moment.The morning was beautiful, with calm waters and very warm temperatures.There is something eerily scary about...

Day 36 10/07/2013 Roe River to King George Basin. As our youngest daughter wished us well for the cruise, she commented, " 8 days on a boat.......help!!!!"I must admit, that until she said this, I had not contemplated that we would find it claustrophobic, so I did begin to feel a little anxious. However, so far everything has been so amazing and so magical that claustrophobia could not be further from my mind!Of course being out on the water means that we are dr...

Day 35 09/07/2013 Day 1 of our Kimberley Cruise: Broome to the Hunter River, (the one in the Kimberley, not Newcastle!), via light plane and helicopter.We felt quite excited this morning, and consequently woke early.We were picked up from our hotel at 8.30am, along with Jim and Hazel, who were also on our cruise. After being transferred to the airport we met our pilot, Jonathan, who gave us a safety briefing for our 6-seat plane which we boarded and then took off...

Day 34 08/07/2013 Whale Song to Broome (again!) It was a warm night, and even though we 'slept in' again, we didn't miss the sunrise as it was cloudy this morning. We had breakfast and then packed up. We didn't rush, but were on the road by 8.30am. After negotiating the 34 km or so of sandy road conditions we hit the sealed road again. We took an 8 km round trip detour to the community of Beagle Bay where we visited the Sacred Heart church, noted for its mother-...