Wyndham

Wyndham was a big surprise. As we drove in, it seemed like a small, dreary Kimberley town. However, after finding a sparklingly clean little unit to stay in, and a decent bottle shop, it all started looking up. Then we went up to the Five Ways Viewpoint, for sunset and that was amazing - the colours of sunset over that vast empty landscape. It's hard to describe, the rivers coming together at vast salty mud flats. 

A few people up at the lookout, with beer or wine, just enjoying the sunset colours

Various ranges in the background

Dusk, then dark, comes quickly here. This series of photographs were taken within about 20 minutes

And the light fades away ....

Dinner at the local Community Club was the next surprise, a really good beef stir fry and a couple of beers for less than the price of a cheap mains in Perth. $12 main course, very reasonable. The community supported the club by 'purchasing' a tile on the wall, and painting it, so there was a range of initials, emblems, footy team mascots, business adverts, all around the dining room, a lovely snapshot of the town. 

The next morning was a decent coffee in a cool little cafe, followed by a walk along the recreational jetty, watching the huge tidal flow dream past. The little museum is a  treasure trove of information a and memorabilia from the very start of Wyndham, and a snapshot of the town's history. Then we dropped briefly into the Pioneer cemetery, a poignant place. 

The new(ish) jetty, the water raced past

The harshness of pioneer life

and the emblem of Wyndham !!