RV TRAVEL
LAST GLIMPSE OF KING SOUND
We were then surprised with another jet boat ride
through the Horizontal Falls, something I think we
could do again and again and never tire of. To
feel the boat drop a metre as it went through the
larger gap, to see the water rushing to get out of
the bay, and to see the 5m fall at the smaller gap,
was an experience of a lifetime. The water rushed
at a rate of at least 12 knots per minute (for those
not nautically-minded, that’s about 22.22km) for
at least 40 feet under the surface of the water.
Nibbles, drinks and then dinner were all served on
the houseboat and we all settled in to enjoy the
tranquillity of this special part of Australia at night
time. To see the sun set as we cruised back to
the houseboat, and to see the Milky Way looking
down at us in this setting was something we will
never forget.
Flying home in the sea plane was exciting… and sad
at the same time. We had our last glimpse of King
Sound and the falls before flying over Buccaneer
Archipelago back to Derby. I am sure that every
last one of us on the tour wanted to get back on
that plane and have the experience again.
We awoke to the smell of coffee and bacon and
eggs cooking the next morning, and we were soon
experiencing the falls and King Sound from the
cockpit of a helicopter. Seeing the water rushing out
of Talbot Bay back to the open waters of the Indian
Ocean was a sight to behold. Experiencing this at
sunrise, when the earth is waking, was special.
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