29th September
We have been back in Broome the past 4 nights exploring the area, having some beach time and getting some jobs done.
We went to Cable Beach every day for swimming or sunsets. The boys were thrilled that the swell was big enough on a couple of days to have a surf. I did some nice long beach walks. And we met up with friends again a few times for sunsets.
We also spent a day up at a couple Broome’s northern beaches, reached by a dirt road, about 50km up the Dampier Peninsula. Very different to Cable Beach, they are very rugged and rocky. It was quite windy the day we went. The water colour was amazing, but would be more so on a calm day with flat ocean.
Quondong had some nice white sandy beaches and I found these cool pictures in the sand made by the outgoing tide.
James Price Point had higher cliffs and more dramatic scenery.
We headed to Gantheaume Point one afternoon to look for the Dinosaur footprints. Not sure if we found any, but loved the interesting rock formations and got a beautiful sunset.
We had dinner one night at Broome’s famous Matso’s Brewery. We sampled a few of the beers. They were ok, but it was the curry that was the stand-out.
While having some down time, as always when we are in a town, there are jobs to do, like catching up on washing, stocking up on groceries, filling gas bottles etc. As we are now about half way through the trip we also got the car serviced, had a wheel alignment done and got a chassis service on the van.
We have really enjoyed Broome and have found it to be a really friendly town. I am guessing that might not necessarily be the case in the busy season when caravan parks and beaches are packed to the brim and everyone is busy.
The owner of our caravan park was very accommodating. She only charged us $10 a night to store our van when we went to Cape Leveque. We were able to keep it on our site so when we came back it was just a case of plugging in and we were ready to go. She even stored our frozen stuff in her freezer for us. The mechanics were friendly and helpful, particularly the guy who did our caravan. We had major problems with our brakes and he spent his Friday afternoon chasing around parts and working late to get us back on the road.
Time now to head south and start exploring the rest of the W.A coatline.
The Travelling Dixons 