Monday, September 30, 2013
The drive from Derby was short and easy so we arrived before lunch. A quick tour of the town and retail shops made us realize that today was Queens Birthday. So about half the shops were closed. But we found a nice cafe to have lunch. So good to have real cafe food again 😉
In the afternoon we headed to Cable Beach, rented an umbrella and two deck chairs and plonked ourselves down for a little sunbathing. Yes, we did go for a dip in the Indian Ocean as well.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
On day 2 we headed to the Northern beaches via an extremely rough unsealed road. We stopped into Willies Pearl Farm and retail store, before heading to James Price Point, Barred Creek and a few other beaches along Manari Road. The beaches were rugged and beautiful. The deep red banks in contrast with the white sand made for some interesting scenes. But no swimming due to the risk of saltwater crocs and jelly fish. Not sure there were any, but wasn’t going to take the risk. And no one else was in the water anyway.
On the way back to the campground we made yet another unsealed road detour to the Broome Bird Observatory. Bit of a flop really. No birds to be seen, except one white one about 250 meters away. So, back into town for an evening meal and beers at the local tavern.
We had a wonderful time in Broome.
