Day 30: Our last day in Kununurra

 Much of the morning is taken up doing laundry and some shopping, as for the next week, we are not going to see any supermarkets etc. 

Before lunch we thought we would visit Molly Springs, the local favourite swimming hole, that is crocodile free. Fed by a natural spring, Molly Springs is located around 30 km north of Kununurra, along a 3 km gravel road off the Victoria Highway.

A few other cars were in the car park, and there was a picnic area and BBQ's nearby. It has been unseasonably cold the past few days with fresh SE winds, so the temptation to go for a swim is low.

The path to the actua;l swimming hole is pretty rugged, and covered in water for part of the way. Carole wisely opted to not risk any further knee damage, si I went ahead to have a quick look.

Not a great pathway

The pool is quite small, but I can see it would be very inviting on a hot day. A young boy was the only person who had been in the water from what I could see. These are not thermal springs, so the water temperatiure is quite cool.

On the way back to town we get a last view of Lake Kununurra and a mountain on the other side of the Lake known as Sleeping Buddha or Elephant rock. I can see the "sleeping Buddha", but struggle a bit with any resemblance to an elephant.

There is not a lot happening in Kununurra on a Sunday, probably less than most country towns. The sale of take away alcohol is banned on Sundays, so that has also cleared the streets quite a bit. We have seen the key tourist highlights in the immediate area and are moving on to Lake Argyle tomorrow, a bit of a backtrack, but not far.

To stretch the legs a bit I went for an afternoon walk down a few backstreets towards the highway. It is a pretty industrial area with every business closed and a Mitre 10 permanently closed. I saw a snake.

Boab trees are everywhere and this particularly healthy one had a few "nuts" scattered on the ground below it.

Curious as to what was inside them, I stepped on one which crushed easily exposing a white pithy interior. It is apparently edible and highly nutritious having a citrus flavour and is high in vitamin C and calcium. The indigenous eat it as a snack, The flesh of green nuts can be cooked can be cooked in a pot to make porridge.

The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing and planning out the next few days.

Dinner tonight was our first adventure with a rice/slow cooker, trying out the slow cooker function for Osso Bucco using the slow cooker function. Very happy with the end result.