Kununurra
We rock into this metropolis at 400pm, we need to fill up, stock up, and find a place to camp for the night.
Diesel here is cheaper, thank god because Keem has a drinking problem!
There is a Coles supermarket too, which is rather exciting for us, so we get some fresh fruit and vegetables, plus steak for the night. Off to the Thirsty Camel for some alcoholic beverages.
Kununurra is not a dry town, but they do have to adhere to the WA alcohol purchasing laws. That means:
- You must show ID whenever you purchase alcohol
- You can only purchase a certain amount of alcohol per person i.e. 1 litre of spirits, or 3 bottles of wine per day. There go my plans for the night!
- If you are found guilty of any alcohol related naughtiness you are banned from buying alcohol for one month. BUT that is only takeaway alcohol, you can still get legless at a bar!
Seriously though, they take your licence and scan it, so you are on record as having bought alcohol that day, you cannot simply nip round the corner to another outlet.
What I did find amusing was the drive through service. If you cannot be bothered getting out of the car to buy your booze, they will take care of that for you.
There are lots of camp grounds here, so we opt for the Kununarra Lakeside Resort.
TANGENT: Resort is a widely used word meaning a place you can sleep, but is not necessarily anything like an actual resort. What we have started to realise is that resort means they have a restaurant and bar onsite.
Anyway, our resort is close and its pretty. We have a spot one back from the lake. I guess it gives us one layer of protection from the mosquitos, something we have not had to think about until now.
We have our setup routine nailed so we are settled with cold drink in hand within 40 minutes of check in.
Jason whips up another amazing meal, we watch part of a movie and climb into the turtle for bedtime.
Tomorrow we are going to Lake Argyle! Our tour is booked for 10am. So we can even have a sleep in.
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