After three nights in Kakadu, we drove west from Katherine and stayed the night at the Victoria River Roadhouse. We were surprised at how beautiful the scenery was around that area. This photo was taken first thing the next morning which is why the kids look half asleep!
This is just out the front of the Victoria River Roadhouse.
The next morning we reached the Western Australian border. We were very excited, but it was a bit like entering a foreign country. We had to stop at a checkpoint and hand over all our fruit and vegetables. We had to unlock the van so officers could check all the cupboards and fridge. We also had to hand over a jar of honey.
Just over the border, we stopped at Lake Argyle for the night. The lake covers a huge area, and is of course near the Argyle diamond mine. I told the kids to keep kicking up stones in the hope they'd find a diamond....no luck!!
The pool at the caravan park was amazing. It is called the infinity pool because it seems to just blend into the lake and the scenery behind. 
The next day we had a big drive in the car before stopping at a free camp site, Mary Pool, between Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing. We didn't get there until dark and were a bit worried when we had to drive a little way off the highway and across a concrete roadway covered in water. We were relieved to see a few other campers already there. I took this photo as we drove out the next morning. The water across the road wasn't deep......
....but from this angle anyone would think we were in dire straits!!
We stopped for lunch at the Boab Tree rest stop before heading on to Derby.
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