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Between a Rock and a Hart Place
The prognosis was not good for Taffy Abbott. The previous owners of Mt Hart property had suffered devastating hardships, including floods, drought, relocations and even a suicide. After years of neglect and absent landlords, the cattle property was bought by Western Australia’s department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). Their purpose was to conserve these one million acres of geologic and environmental importance which straddle the ancient King Leopold Range in the Kimberley and which contain many pockets of unique plant species.
But Taffy had a vision. He believed he could turn the property’s old homestead into a wilderness resort. He took a gamble and he negotiated a management contract with CALM which, as a government department, had never done anything like this before. Now, after four years of “lots of T&C” Taffy and his wife Annabelle are hosts to one of the most comfortable and interesting resorts in the Kimberley.
This story goes on to describe how barren rock was converted into a magnificent oasis of tropical fruit trees and gardens; how tourists arrive via the “aerial highway” which connects this resort with other out-of-the-way places in the Kimberley; and how visitors enjoy the outback ambiance and delicious meals provided by the Abbotts.
This feature of 1000-1500 words is accompanied by about a dozen photos of this oasis.
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