Barra dreaming

The fish are elusive, the ancient rock art sensational and camp conditions suited to gourmet tastes at Kimberley Coastal Camp, in northern Australia.

''You'll be right at Mitchell Plateau airstrip," says an old Kimberley hand on hearing I'm flying up to the remote northern corner of Western Australia. "I hear they've upgraded the terminal."

Funny bugger. What he means is an eco-loo with a door has replaced nipping behind a tree, and someone's strung some green shade netting above a wooden log. Aaah, they've redecorated the departures lounge.

There's nothing else at this isolated plateau. Just two runways carved out of the bush, where light aircraft pull in from Broome and Kununurra, and helicopters take sightseers for a spin over the roaring Mitchell Falls or out to one of the remote tourism camps. more