Broome

After a restful couple of days in Derby we moved on to Broome. This took us past the Prison Boab Tree where it is reputed that prisoners were held overnight on their way to Derby


Imagine spending a night inside a tree!


Near the tree is the longest cement trough in Australia (Malle's Bore)


Part of our time in Broome has been dedicated to a bit of a clean up.
Spot the difference with my Before and After photos of the curtains in the en suite.






We did also take time to do some sight seeing.
The famous Cable Beach








Tyrepower is located on the road to the port so we picked up our repaired tyre and drove on


Note the length of the boat ramp in the next photo. This would be because of the huge tides they have here.


I couldn't resist sneaking this shot of tourists enjoying lunch (in style).


On our last day in Broome we drove a short distance up towards Cape Leveque. The aim was to go fishing at James Price Point. We had been on the road about a half hour when we received a call to say that our air con fix-it man would be at the caravan in about ten minutes and it was now or next week. So we turned round and made the return journey in twenty minutes. An hour later with air con working once more, we set off again. Called in at Barred Creek where Brandt tried his luck


A pretty spot, but no luck with fish and we both did not enjoy the tiny tiny insects that were biting us.


So back on the track we went and headed for James Price Point once more. We knew there had been fires further up the coast yesterday, Brandt had checked the fire alerts before we left and the fires were away from where we were going. The sky ahead was full of smoke cloud. People returning to Broome stopped to tell us (and others) that the fire was about 20km away and heading in our direction. It seemed that everyone was leaving the area so we decided to play safe and followed.