Susan and I have stayed with friends at Derby. Sharon and Tony Gavranich have lived here for 30 years. Tony is a well known Kimberley Walker and leads a couple of groups walking the wilderness every year. Susan did a 10 day walk with Tony around 1993. Sharon is a Community Health Nurse and started at Derby many years ago as a Flight Nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. We're having our evening meal on the Derby Wharf. Derby has some of the highest tides in Australia. Sunset on King Sound as seen from the Derby wharf. The tub boat on the right handles a mineral barge which loads zinc and lead.
While we were staying Tony took a group of 15 walkers on a 12 day walk. They were a mixed group with 3 women doing the walk. Here we see Tony about to board the vehicle taking them about 250 kilometres north to the Millie Windie track.
Ready to roll on their walking adventure, the group settle in to the bus. Several members have done a walk each year for up to 19 years. Tony often does wilderness walks on his own. Many of his photographs of the wilderness are stunning.