Kimberley: King George Sound

Another rough sail on sloppy seas to reach Koolama Bay, the entrance to the impressive King George Sound.  The beach at the entrance to Koolama Bay has turtle nests with remnants of dried shells and tracks across the sand.

During a long walk on the beach we watched a pair of ospreys hunting, several red-capped plovers scurrying, a sooty oystercatcher and a pair of pied oystercatchers.  While waiting to cross the bar into KGS a cruise ship was coming out so we were able to capture his track on AIS (Automatic Identification System) and follow it in, while still dodging all the sandbars.

Twin Falls, the tallest in WA, were both still flowing at the end of the gorge.  The walking track to the top of the falls involves a steep scramble over boulders and loose rocks, straight up the escarpment.  At the top it was mostly flat walking through spinifex and grasses between the rocks. Acacias and calytrix (turkey bush) are flowering. More rock-hopping across to the second waterfall and a pair of white-quilled rock-pigeons casually strode past.    

East Arm has the most challenging walk beginning with a long rope with a few loops as footholds in it, right beside the waterfall.  We decided to give this one a miss and caught some fresh water instead with Peter’s newly designed box and tap.