Lake Argyle first stop in Western Australia

Katherine to Lake Argyle:

Left Katherine early on Friday morning heading for Lake Argyle, had to stop overnight en-route at an off road free campsite not the best of places as it was very hot. but it was free and fortunately we can keep our fridges running for 1 possibly 2 nights on battery power. then left early next morning for our drive to the township of Argyle.

Free Roadside Campsite at Saddle Creek

Travelled through some lovely countryside on the road to the Western Australian Border and Quarantine Station where your cars and caravans are inspected for any fruit and vegetables and also honey, we were OK with the fruit and veg, but they took Ina’s honey.

We then entered Western Australia and had a time change of 1.5 hours, so we are now 2 hours behind Melbourne.

Got to Lake Argyle early due to the time change, arrived at 8.00am and had to get into a queue to wait for a caravan site.  By 10.00am we were allocated a lovely grass site which we booked for 2 nights. The views over Lake Argyle were absolutely stunning, the lake just seemed that big, it also had a lovely pool and so we went for a swim to cool off as it was around 32 degrees. It is an infinity pool set out to  look like it was merging with the lake.

The Infinity Pool at Lake Argyle

 

Ina, David & Brenda in the Infinity Pool.. Lake Argyle

We booked ourselves on a Sunset Cruise, leaving at 2.15pm and returning after dark at around 6.00pm. The scenery and the size of the dam was incredible. 75 Klms long by 40 Klms wide and around 143 metres deep, the capacity of Lake Argyle is 15 times that of Sydney Harbour and in a big wet season the Ord River flow could fill Sydney Harbour in 5 hours.

 

4 Grey Nomads on a day out (under supervision)

We had a great time on the cruise, stopping for the lovely Sun Set and a swim in what they call an inland sea, as they can get 4 metre high waves when the wind is blowing strongly. The lake has a large population of fresh water crocodiles and we were assured they only inhabit the shoreline for their food and do not swim out to the deep water, so David and I decided it was safe and dived in for a swim.

 

2 Amegios being carried off into the Sun Set on their noodles.

All very nice with the water temperature at 24 degrees and the boat Captain serving drinks to you in the water and on board, it was all very civilized and no one was taken by crocodiles.

One Beautiful Sun Set on Lake Argyle

The Sunset was absolutely stunning, a good time was had by all and a perfect finish to our stay at Lake Argyle.