Kununurra...

... is also pretty.

Much like Bowen before it, we have completely taken over, another gorgeous Australian township.

After arriving on Friday; most of the weekend was spent bumping into every-other crew member in the middle of town. Most were grocery shopping, some were grabbing a bite to eat, strolling around the various art galleries, and just checking out the town in general.

I should clarify my previous post re: the cell phone not working. Telstra neXt Generation phones work EVERYWHERE that we’re staying, and shooting (except for the most remote 2nd unit locations – for which we have access to a satellite phone for emergency situations). MY phone doesn’t work in the city – or out on set. Given that I’m moving off to 2nd Unit on Friday for 2+ weeks of camping, I’m not going to bother getting this issue solved.

On to brighter subjects; My excess luggage arrived today (Sunday), so I picked up my camera before heading off to “bump-in” the sound gear (sometimes we unload the equipment onto the location the day before we start shooting).


The roads out to set (roughly a one hour trip each-way from the township) are pretty good, all things considered; they’re freshly graded, and pretty smooth.


As you can see, there’s just no substitute for Northern Western Australia.


Cattle roam the property (as it’s a working cattle station), so all gates need to be closed behind you, and, as always – the big slow living things get right of way.

The set IS fantastic, the location perfect, and pretty much breath-taking in every way imaginable.

No photos taken... so nothing to show.

After the return trip, we headed off to the local look-out “Kelly knob”




Typical WA landscape


The rock here is so solid, it just oooozes history; very spiritual land.


Every photo doesn’t need a caption, does it?


Anyone able to identify the flower? (it’s pretty common, and blooming in winter)


Even the Graffiti can look photogenic (no it’s not traditional art, just a bunch of kids with paint, as evidenced by the rest of the look-out)


Boom-op and sound-attachment (sponsored by WA film commission) looking over Kununurra


A Boab-tree; this one is massive, and right on the road out of town.


2nd angle of the mighty-boab.

Okey dokey, I’m off to bed now; got a 0400 wake-up for a 0445 departure, for a 0600 start...

UPDATE
Day one is finished - just got home at around 1930 - so not as long as first thought.
too tired to make a major update though.

see ya

Ian