Tag Archives: Western Australia

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Swift Bay, Kimberley Coast, Western Australia

Today we are in Swift Bay, to visit a series of Wandjina art galleries. This is a longer zodiac ride from L’Austral with the outgoing tide and prevailing wind making the conditions choppy. There is […]

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Buccaneer Archipelago, Talbot Bay and Horizontal Falls

L’Austral sails into the Buccaneer Archipelago at 6am this morning. Last night’s huge moon is still up, but quickly being outshone by the rising sun, with another hot day on the menu – 27 degrees […]

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Raft Point and Montgomery Reef

L’Austral glides into Doubtful Bay at 6am and drops anchor off Raft Point, which is likely much to the chagrin of the small yacht MV Oceanic already in this small bay of islands. It doesn’t […]

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The Lacepede Islands, Western Australia

The four islands of the Lacepede Islands lie off the coast of Western Australia, about 120km north of Broome.   We are still en route to the Lacepede Islands this morning when Captain Marchesseau announces […]

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Freshwater Cove, Kimberley Coast, Western Australia

L’Austral has repositioned this morning to Freshwater Cove,  home to a Wandjina rock art gallery. It is a wet landing onto the beach, where we are greeted by members of the local Worrorra tribe, who know […]

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Mitchell Falls and the Hunter River, Kimberley Coast, Australia

Today is a very expensive helicopter flight to Mitchell Falls and back. It turns out to be worth every cent.  4 helicopters take off and land on a small beach in front of L’Austral, fly […]