This afternoon we went on our tour of Lake Argyle. We were picked up and dropped off at our accommodation, meaning no motorhome pack up and no driving - yay!

After receiving an extremely thorough (and yes, interesting) botanical commentary from 'Bruce the Bus Driver' on the way there, we made a brief stop at the Argyle Homestead Museum. This is the original homestead that was relocated from the area to be flooded as Lake Argyle filled, due to its significant historical value. The Durack Family established one of the greatest cattle empires Australia has seen, documented by "Patsy" Durack's granddaughter, Mary, in the Australia classic Kings in Grass Castles.

Then it was on to Lake Argyle to board our boat for a tour of the lake, with sunset nibbles and drinks. The lake is enormous, comprising more than 18 times the volume of water in Sydney Harbour. The lake was formed when the Ord River was dammed in 1971 to establish the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.

We were taken to the point where the dam opens out, where it seemed we were looking at the ocean, so massive was the water body.

We went crocodile spotting (yes, still crocodiles) and saw one freshwater crocodile sunning itself (hard to spot in the photo below).

Then we visited a section of the lake where we could feed Archerfish. We weren't aware, but they have a unique ability to precisely spit water to catch insects. We were given bread for them to aim at, and we can confirm they are very good shots.

Then it was time for sunset with some nibblies and a cold beverage of choice. A very nice way to finish the cruise.

We didn't get back to Kununurra until around 7:30pm local time, meaning I had to desperately avoid any exposure to score updates for State of Origin I, so that I could enjoy the replay on Kayo when we got back. Mission accomplished - for me and for Queensland!