Day 14 Cruise Swift Bay

Today we put down anchor in Swift Bay, this area of the Kimberley region shelters some of the oldest collections of rock art. This ancestral art depicting warriors, animals or nature is an authentic testimony to Aboriginal’s culture, rituals and traditions. Here astonishing Wandjina art galleries are found. A quick zodiac ride on the turquoise water gave us a you a chance to admire the coast’s spectacular scenery, then a short walk across the rocks had us at the artistic caves. In these ancient galleries, two different styles of rock art can be observed: the Gwion Gwion style, represented by long and skinny human-like figures and the much rounder Wandjina style. Both very impressive and special. The paintings are on the ceilings and only visible by lying down, we wiggled in on the tarpaulins to be the best position to see the artwork’s enormous scale and size. Unfortunately we were asked to not publish photographs of the rock art on social media.









We returned to the boat for lunch and a rest before heading out again this afternoon to a second rock art site.










Back on board for the rest of the afternoon.