Kununura

At the border we are checked for fresh fruit and veg and luckily have none to be confiscated.Turn clocks back 1.5 hours and drive last 43kms to Kunanura. After dry country it is very green and pleasant. Chinese lunch next to info centre then settle at Kimberley campground on the lake side. The Hidden Valley campground is full of tents and its 20 fridges are all full. Must be lots of backpackers working on the fruit farms nearby. Huge Argyl reservoir is not far away.

Coles shopping gives us fresh food for dinner and the thirsty camel sells us wine. Singer on campground is good and unfortunately we get through two bottles of wine. Flapping in the night turns out to be bats flying around.

Up at first light and find it is only 5.30am (because of clock change).Our neighbours have a super Toyota 4 wheel drive with $5,000 of fancy tent on the roof. Huge tyres. Lunchtime Dave heads off for Kunanurra races. Pleasant hot afternoon with all the features of a race day miles from anywhere.

Ladies smartly dressed and a good showing for fashions on the field. The jockeys are very small and look about 60. 1.5hours for Dave to walk back as he didn’t wait for the courtesy bus.