What a day! The day started with an early morning pick-up so that we could join our small plane flight to the Bungle Bungles. This was my first small plane flight and Donna gets travel-sick so there was a degree of anxiety.

The lovely Renee flew us safely and smoothly from Kununurra, across the Ord River Dam and Lake Argyle to Purnululu National Park.

We landed at Purnululu National Park and indulged in a morning tea of little cakes and a hot drink. Ben, our guide, and Waylon, a proud Gidja man, were out land guides and took us on a teeth-shattering bus trip to the car park of the Cathedral Gorge walk.

It was incredible to observe these miracle of nature first from the air and then to walk through them. Ben gave us lots of interesting details about the area.

We ate a picnic lunch in the awe-inspiring Cathedral Gorge. It was such a privilege to enter this area as it was once a men’s meeting place for the traditional owners.

Our trip home was just as spectacular. I was keeping a close eye on the pilot and her instruments…just in case she needed someone to take over. There were a couple of moments that air turbulence hit and my heart went into my mouth.

We flew over the Argyle Diamond mine and landed just before sunset.

Our pilot, Renee, then became our driver and returned us to our cabin. As she said, you become adept at lots of things in the north.

Wayne cooked a sausage sizzle and the boys watched the footy on the iPad (we only have one TV channel). Donna and I retired to bed early (Manly was playing).