26 August 2016 – 184 770
Mitchell Falls, Kalumburu and Kimberley Coastline
https://kingfishertours.com.au/project/wandjina-kimberley-coast/
After arriving at the airport we were all weighed, we were assigned to an eight seater small aircraft with our pilot “Sam”. He briefed us on all the usual safety requirements and exactly where we would be going. After take-off we headed over the Gibb River Road, seeing Emma Gorge, El Questro and Home Valley Stations before turning north-west across the Kimberley countryside. We then circled in close to Mitchell Falls, which are still flowing despite what many people have told us. This was enough to make most of us feel a bit sick on the plane. We then headed out to the coastline and followed this to Kalumburu. We landed at Kalumburu; this was once a Catholic Mission but is now mainly an Aboriginal Community (about 400 people). It is quite beautiful at Kalumburu. We also visited some Hudson Bomber wreakage left over after WW2. We took off again and followed the magnificent Kimberley coastline to the Cambridge Gulf and then the Ord River back to Kununurra. This was an amazing flight. We got back to the van about 4pm – very tired and very happy. Hayden was very nervous on the first flight but enjoyed the second flight, overall we all enjoyed the day very much. Such amazing views!! And a swim to finish the day.
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