The Horizontal Falls is a natural phenomenon on the coast of the Kimberley region on the Buccaneer Achipelago. We were picked up at our caravan park to be transported to the airport where we caught a seaplane to take us out to the falls, where we were to spend the night on a houseboat and be taken by jet boat through the falls.
There was a bit of nervous energy as we were waiting at the airport and escalated when Mark was chosen to be co pilot !!!! It was a great sight seeing flight and the pilot made it most enjoyable . Mark was also put into the co pilot position on the way back , so he now feels that he is qualified for a pilots license !
The Horizontal Falls are a fast moving tidal flow through two narrow, closely aligned gorges of the McLarty Range , located in the Talbot Bay. The direction of the flow reverses with each change of the tide. As tides in the Kimberley can reach 10m (33ft), a peak tide gives rise to a significant difference in the sea level on either of each gorge.
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| Shark feeding on the pontoon of the house boat. |
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| Heading off in the Jet Boat to go through the Falls. |
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| View from the Sea plane. |
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