Wyndham is second after Darwin port in the Northern Australia – in remote Kimberley… Years ago they sent through tropical Wyndham thousands of cattle. Now it is sleepyand very hot town with some abandoned old buildings and a crocodile farm. Nearest bus stop (bus only once a day at 6 p.m.) is 55 kms away – in the middle of nowhere.
I got a lift by car (very little traffic) and I am in Wyndham.
You can see here biggest boab (baobab) tree in Australia (that’s what they say) close to the grocery shop, who acts also as a tourist information. It has some 20 mts in curcumference!.
It is worth to climb to the 300-m high Bastion Hill overlooking the town of 800 people and the big estuary. They call this point Five Rivers Lookout – you really see five rivers from the hill. One hour of internet in the empty telecentre costs 10 AUD – it is the highest price I found in Australia – another record!
Police officer gave me the lift to the crocodile farm (20 AUD entry fee) and I saw how they are feediding those creatures – some of them are 6 mts long! The show starts daily at 11 am…
Wyndham has no backpackers institutions – the last expensive option to stay was a cabin in the camp site – they want 50 AUD per cabin. And in the only hotel even twice more. Too much for me! I decided to hitchhike to the bus stop and to continue my travel by bus overnight. Let’s go west!
