Today, on the first day of our Kimberley expedition aboard National Geographic Orion, we boarded Zodiacs to explore King George River. What an incredible and scenic Zodiac cruise. We encountered beautiful red rock walls that culminated with close views of King George Falls. A refreshing sight, in more ways than one.
7/22/2024
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Bigge Island and Cathedral Cave
This morning, we got to explore Bigge Island, the second largest island in the Kimberley region. This island has been used for many thousands of years by Aboriginal communities nearby – particularly as a site for rock art and burial ceremonies. It is also home to the Monjon, the smallest species of rock wallaby. Unfortunately, they had all tucked in for their daytime sleep already! A short exploration of the island showed us one of the burial areas and rock art, including some “contact art” paintings that depict first impressions of European colonists to the region. After a tasty lunch on board, we disembarked to visit a beautiful cave hidden by the high tide. Walking through the twists and narrow slots in the rocks was magical, only outdone once you entered Cathedral Cave and saw it open above you. Our amazing hotel team was inside and had set up tasty treats and drinks for us to enjoy, and even formed a small band with one of our guests to perform some live cave music. A breaching humpback whale in the distance saluted us at sunset, a wonderful end to a great day!
