Sunday, August 16, 2009

FLIGHT OVER THE BUNGLE BUNGLES

5Plane

We went on an Alligator Airlines flight over the Bungle Bungles.

 

4Flight

We headed south from Kununurra over Lake Argyle then over the Bungle Bungles and return – all in three hours.

 

 

 

 

 

6Ord Valley cops

The Ord River Irrigation Area covers 14,000 hectares with small crops and sandalwood plantations.

 

 

7Lake Argyle

Lake Argyle is so big it is considered an inland sea. This fresh water is used for irrigation.

 

 

 

8BB

9BB

 

 

 

 

 

10BB

These are pictures of the Bungle Bungles heading south.

 

 

 

12Picinnny Gorge

This is Piccaninny Gorge and Creek that we had walked up. Spectacular from the air.

 

 

 

13BB

14Mts.

 

 

 

 

 

15Mts

Amazing pictures. The land that is not National Parks are enormous pastoral leases (some bigger than countries in Europe)

 

 

16Plane over BB

Kununurra Airport must be one of the busiest. There were small planes lined up to take off an land.

 

 

17Argyle Mine

Argyle Diamond Mine is the largest producer of diamonds in the World. It is famous for its Pink Diamond.

 

 

18Kunnunurra

And back to Kununurra. The day was very hazy but the trip more than worthwhile.

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