Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THE KIMBERLEY
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Derby
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Late at night while Derby sleeps, the boabs cut loose and wander around town, marauding
mobs flailing their many limbs in battle against an army of giant, killer croc-people emer-
ging from the encircling mudflats… If only.
There are crocs hiding in the mangroves, but you're more likely to see birds, over 200
different varieties, while the boabs are firmly rooted along the two main parallel drags,
Loch and Clarendon Sts. Derby, sitting on King Sound, is the departure point for tours to
the Horizontal Waterfalls and Buccaneer Archipelago, and the western terminus of the
Gibb River Rd (GRR). It is also West Kimberley's administrative centre, and the asylum
seeker detention facility at nearby RAAF Curtin brings in hordes of contractors.
