Kununurra main park was full of life as we arrived in the town amidst their 50 year celebration as a town. Campbell and I took a quick walk through the activity and then set about finding a caravan park to stay. We did know a couple of people who were due to be at a caravan park although we were unable to get in touch with them. As we checked in we noticed a sign advertising work for people to put up and pull down tents. It seemed fairly straightforward and when Campbell called the following morning we were given the job.
The caravan park we found also happened to be where the Kombi driver Eitan and his girlfriend Hannah were staying, the two people we were looking for. For a few days we explored the sights of Kununurra even hiring a boat one day and cruising up and down the Ord River. We watched crocs swimming around the boat and drove under trees full of bats.
The end of the week was when we were due to work. We were told to wait at the caravan park for the tents to arrive. It turned out to be a film crew who were shooting a movie in northern Western Australia and were moving location from Wyndham to Kununurra. Campbell and I had set up the most of the tents the film crew were staying in in no time so Campbell spent the rest of the day driving a hire ute back and forth between the two towns collecting gear. In one day he drove 800 kilometres as the drive was 100 kilometres each way.
The following day was similar to the first although we were given breakfast and dinner. While working we began to make friends with the crew and before the day was done we were offered a role as an extra in the film.
That weekend was also AFL finals weekend where Campbell and I spent most of the weekend visiting each of the three pubs and watching the footy with some of the film crew. It was the weekend the Saints lost and our finals were over.
Campbell and I were in no real hurry to get anywhere and we thought if we hung around we would be able to get some more work. Which was the case, on the Monday and Tuesday we got paid just to wash cars.
Our big film day was not to be till the following Monday so rather than just hang around not doing much in Kununurra for a few days I convinced Campbell to go on a quick five day tour of the top end of Northern Territory.
The caravan park we found also happened to be where the Kombi driver Eitan and his girlfriend Hannah were staying, the two people we were looking for. For a few days we explored the sights of Kununurra even hiring a boat one day and cruising up and down the Ord River. We watched crocs swimming around the boat and drove under trees full of bats.
The end of the week was when we were due to work. We were told to wait at the caravan park for the tents to arrive. It turned out to be a film crew who were shooting a movie in northern Western Australia and were moving location from Wyndham to Kununurra. Campbell and I had set up the most of the tents the film crew were staying in in no time so Campbell spent the rest of the day driving a hire ute back and forth between the two towns collecting gear. In one day he drove 800 kilometres as the drive was 100 kilometres each way.
The following day was similar to the first although we were given breakfast and dinner. While working we began to make friends with the crew and before the day was done we were offered a role as an extra in the film.
That weekend was also AFL finals weekend where Campbell and I spent most of the weekend visiting each of the three pubs and watching the footy with some of the film crew. It was the weekend the Saints lost and our finals were over.
Campbell and I were in no real hurry to get anywhere and we thought if we hung around we would be able to get some more work. Which was the case, on the Monday and Tuesday we got paid just to wash cars.
Our big film day was not to be till the following Monday so rather than just hang around not doing much in Kununurra for a few days I convinced Campbell to go on a quick five day tour of the top end of Northern Territory.
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