BROOME - HORIZONTAL FALLS

Today was one of the most amazing days, one where quality and memorable experience far out weigh the cost of investment. A day where a few 'ticks' on the bucket list occurred.
After returning from the peninsula, we joined a tour with Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures.
We and nine others boarded a little seaplane in Broome and traversed the Dampier Peninsula coastline to Willies Creek, Beagle Bay, Cape Leveque and then across Buccaneer Archipelago islands to the McLarty Ranges. Here twin gaps in the ranges ridge line form the Horizontal Waterfalls, as the tide rush through. This area of the Kimberley is only accessible via plane or boat.
Along the flight path we saw a record 17 humpback whales, 7 in one particular pod, a couple of which gave us a tail wave as we circled above these magnificent creatures. What a treat.
We landed in cyclone creek, mmm..water landing, that was definitely something new. I'm so thankful to the people who first had the desire to experience 'a birds' eye view', and had the courage to discover and make flight possible. And especially to the ones who were game enough to experiment with landing on water! You guys rock!! Cos with out their passion, we would not have witnessed and felt, all that we did today. So thanks, where ever you are.
Once upon the house boat, we played in the shark tank, feeding nurse sharks. Although I must admit, I was excited enough to see them frolicking about the boat, without the specific need to tease them with food at the shark tank, just to please the tourist. That part didn't feel to great. Had we realized that was going to happen we wouldn't have got in the water and contributed to the "show demand". Our bad.
After some lunch, we jumped in the speed boat and went for a cruise about and best of all, zipping through the gaps in the Falls. Very cool! The tides here are phenomenal, and can drop 10m up to 13m between high and low, at King tide. Today was low tide, which ment the narrowest gap of 7.5m wide was too dangerous to cross. Slightly disappointing, but still amazing to see up close.
As we cruised around the islands, we noticed how the sandstone formation seemed to be in diagonal lines, it was quite surreal. Then it was explained to us that they were once horizontal, however seismic activity raised the land mass in areas and literally tipped it on its edge. It looks amazing! And made me wonder what a phenomenal sight it must be to observe the earth changes occurring from the heavens viewfinder. Like watching a David Attenborough doco but on the BIG screen!
To top the day off we watched sunset at the lighthouse, after we realized we returned too late for low tide, in order to see the dinosaur footprint castes 30m off the point, and a couple of days too early for full moon, to see the famous staircase to the moon where the rising full moon reflects along the mudflats at low tide.
So since we loved the picture garden so much, we stayed to watch another favorite flick - Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. A brilliant movie inspiring you to have faith in your desires, even when everyone else believes you're nuts, is condescending towards you and your dreams, or cannot see the beauty in your vision for their own fear of change. Faith, and the courage to experiment anyway! Those flight vidionaries know all about that one!
Agh, such a great day.
We are now headed back to Kununurra to catch up with Sally, a Chiro friend, and hopefully a day out in her tinny on the Ord River, to spot a croc or two.