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Ponant Kimberley Cruise – Day 7 - Careening Bay
SUNDAY 28 APRIL PONANT LE LAPEROUSE DAY 5 – CAREENING BAY Careening Bay was named by Lt Philip Parker King after his ship, the HMC Mermaid, was careened there during his third voyage of discovery in 1820. King surveyed the western coast to complete the map initiated by Flinde...
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Ponant Kimberley Cruise – Day 8 - Swift Bay / Mitchell Falls
MONDAY 29 APRIL – Day 8 The Bonepart Archipelago is a stunningly rugged maze of islands almost 150km along the WA Kimberley Coast. Swift Bay was named by Philip Parker King after the Johathon Swift, the author of Gulliver’s Travels. The T shaped bay is composed of heavily fra...
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Ponant Kimberley Cruise - Day 9 - Hunter River / Porosus Creek
TUESDAY 30 APRIL – Day 9 Prince Frederick Harbour and the Hunter River are arguably one of the most scenic parts of the Kimberley Coast. Lined with Rainforest pockets, pristine mangroves and mosaic sandstone cliffs. They are considered to be amongst the most pristine mangrove f...
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