Digger’s Rest Station
A Reading List for the Kimberley Bound
If you are thinking of heading to the Kimberley, you may be interested in checking out some of these books. The list includes travel writing, regional history, biographies, and one fiction. We’ve added a few to our list of our favourites: The Boab Tree by Pat Lowe, a beautiful book about the science, history and…
Continue ReadingWet Season Update
The rains have been a long time coming this season, but they have finally arrived with ex-cyclone Esther! We have received seven inches over the last few days, making our total 21 inches for the Wet so far. Our long term average is about 34 inches so we are hoping there is still more to…
Continue ReadingDreaming of a horse riding holiday in the Kimberley?
We still have saddles waiting for you! Our horse riding holidays for the 2020 season are filling up, but there are still a few saddles open on each ride. The May 21-26 trek has four saddles still available. If you had considered the early June ride, the good news is two saddles have opened up…
Continue ReadingStation Base Horse Riding
Though we have been taking out rides from here at the station since 1986, we will be offering a few scheduled weeks of Station Based Horse Riding next season! Guests can enjoy the experience of the Outback on horseback, and still come back to the creature comforts of the homestead accommodation every evening. From Diggers,…
Continue ReadingFly from Melbourne direct to Kununurra!
After much ado, and much effort from many, we can very happily announce that there will be direct flights from Melbourne to Kununurra during the dry season of 2020! From May through August travellers can hop on a plane in Melbourne and be in Kununurra four and a half hours later. AMAZING!!!! It’s perfect timing,…
Continue ReadingThe clouds have arrived|weather in the Kimberley
Just waiting on the rain now! There was recorded rainfall in our area yesterday, with a spectacular lightening show to the west, and the clouds are building up again this afternoon. We have had a long, long dry spell, so would very much welcome some precipitation about now. Located in the Australian tropics,we experience extremes…
Continue ReadingLand of the Boab
We have an extraordinary population of boab trees (Adansonia gregorii) here in the East Kimberley, especially around Diggers Rest. These trees look like creatures in the landscape, each taking on a character all it’s own. Even though they drop their leaves during the dry season, shade is always guaranteed around one of reasonable girth. We…
Continue Reading2020 Dates For Our Horse Riding Holidays
Hello fellow horse lovers, You can start planning your Kimberley trip for 2020! We have set a few dates for next season, so take a look! For those who have ridden with us before, take note that we have included the arrival and departure days in the dates, in an effort to make things a…
Continue ReadingRemembering Rio
We lost an amazing horse this week. Rio was only about seven years old but had already looked after so many riders in his short life. He was the horse we saddled up for anyone anxious or unsure, but also for anyone needing a particularly smooth ride. We could take him on trail rides with…
Continue ReadingClosing for the season of 2019
Thanks to everyone who made it out to us this season! Horse riders, fishing fans, campers, bushwalkers, artists, photographers, writers, friends and helpers, you have all brought a bit of your world to us and we have enjoyed sharing our world with you. All the best to each of you, and hope to cross paths…
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