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March 13, by wendyviney Leave a comment. M had left early, to go on a seaplane flight north, over the Dampier Peninsula, and then on a boat trip to the Horizontal Falls. These were at Talbot Bay, well to the north of Derby. She had booked with one of the companies offering transport to moored boat bases, from which the intrepid could travel by small boat close to, and when conditions were right, through, the Falls. We went to the Shell House which, as the name indicated, was both a museum of a massive collection of different shells, and a source to buy same. John wanted to investigate buying some pearl shell, to use as inlay in his woodwork. He was able to buy some shells. John bought a little conch like shell necklace for his younger daughter. Hard to describe, but a little shell, edged with some gold plating? Delicate and very pretty. I bought one too — for me! At a nearby tourist shop, I bought myself a polo shirt with a Broome-related logo on the pocket. Had to work hard to resist buying a couple of gorgeous sarongs. Next stop was the Windram Art Gallery. We had seen copies of the work of this Broome based artist elsewhere, and wanted to look at the range that was in her own dedicated gallery. I loved the style of her works — seemed to me to be evocative of the many varied faces of the Kimberley and area around Broome itself. Obviously, boabs featured prominently in some of the works. This one was a large rectangle, fairly shallow, with decorative stones lining its base. There were very large goldfish cruising lazily about, with a few feature plants and larger rocks. Lights lit it at night. At this point, John got sick of browsing shops — never his favourite pastime, unless it was for something he wanted! He said his back hurt, so we retreated back to the van for lunch. We spent more than an hour, scrambling around the unusual rock formations, exploring and taking photos. There were such strong contrasts at the Point, between the rust red rocks and the opaque aqua coloured sea. Supposedly, this was a place for his arthritic wife to exercise. John wanted to visit the Broome wharf. On our first visit to Broome, a walk on this jetty had been one of the few activities we were able to undertake. Most of the several days were spent sheltering in an on-site caravan from extremely heavy unseasonal rain. We saw more of the green tree frogs that lived in the surrounds of the van, than we did of the sights of Broome! But there was a narrow walkway out alongside part of it that was open to the public, so we did that. Not the same and not as interesting or leisurely, though. We did find a fresh fish and prawn sales outlet out there, and bought some prawns to have for tea. M arrived back late in the afternoon from her adventure. She absolutely loved it. The plane flight north had given her excellent views over the Dampier Peninsula. It was not a cheap trip, costing several hundred dollars, but had been worth every cent she said. We had decided not to do that trip, because of the cost for two people. Maybe one day……. March 7, by wendyviney Leave a comment. It was very damp in the mornings, here. Sea mist or dew? There was much condensation under the awning roof, which dripped copiously on the table and anyone trying to use same, for several hours in the mornings. John had organized that we three would, in the morning, play Scroungers bowls at the Broome Bowls Club. It was pleasant enough. They started early, to avoid the heat, so there was still plenty of the day left, after. After that, we went to the markets in China Town. I had a quick browse in a beading shop in China Town. They had some lovely materials — very tempting, but I resisted. We had a Subway lunch at the Paspaley shopping centre — named for the family that is synonymous with the pearling industry in northern Australia. We found a brilliant art gallery in that area. It carried a lot of works from local indigenous artists, as well as the general run of items geared to tourist interest. I bought a wonderful painting by Melissa Waina, from Kalumburu. It was black Bradshaw type figures on a red brown background. Her father, Kevin Waina, was also a talented artist. A bit smaller than ours — and cheaper too! She bought a soft toy blue heeler dog, for a friend. M already travelled with a similar kelpie toy sitting on her passenger seat. There were bad bush fires around Broome — lots of smoke obscuring the sunsets. Apparently the worst of these was a control burn that got away! Red faces somewhere! We had tea from Zanders take away at Cable Beach. We walked there from the caravan park. March 5, by wendyviney 1 Comment. I went for an early morning walk on Cable Beach. It might be legendary and all that, but it is really just another beach. We have seen better. It does have vivid sunsets, and it does have camel rides, but….. Whilst walking I got chatting with another walker, a lady from Melbourne who was staying at the Resort for a long weekend. Nice to have the life of some people……. At least, out here, there did not seem to be the groups of alcohol affected, yelling, fighting indigines that were so evident in the town areas, especially at night. We went to the Courthouse Markets — along with a lot of other people. The atmosphere there was quite festive and very tropical. The stalls are set up in the gardens surrounding the old Broome Court House, as the name suggests, under lots of beautiful old shady trees. Some of the stalls here were of a much higher quality than is often found at weekend markets. There were some very good jewellery stalls with unusual, local-related items. These were done in shades of vivid blue and red-browns, so evocative of the colours of Broome. Bought a lovely smelling bath soaps pack for the errant daughter in law — in case a Xmas gift for her would be needed. Another stall had items based on satellite photographs of Kimberley places and a few others of interest. This was before the era of Google Earth, Zoom etc. I was really taken with a satellite image of the Kimberley, mounted on a lightweight board. The detail was great. That whole northern Kimberley actually looked much more rugged on the satellite photo than it did, travelling it on the ground! The same stall had a magnet with a sat photo of Antarctica. It looked like a slightly convoluted pearly shell — most unusual, so I had to have that too. We drove to the town shops, because it was where I could buy the Weekend Australian. Got sidetracked, first, by a stall that was selling floor rugs and bought a small one for the van, to go in front of the bed to help prevent the sand and grit from these ungrassed sites, that was finding its way into the bed. March 3, by wendyviney Leave a comment. Checked out the free camp area at Ellendale as we passed, but of course M was long gone — although we did wonder if her plans had worked out as intended, and she had even been there. The only points to note, amid the dry and dusty grass and scrubland, were the crossings of the impressive Fitzroy River — at Fitzroy Crossing and again at Willare Bridge, closer to Broome. At this time of year, the river was a small flow in the huge river bed. It was hard to believe how high and raging it could become in flood times. The Willare Bridge was one of the long, single lane bridges that feature in this part of WA. Again, it was hard to credit that, at times, Highway 1 could be closed here by the river in flood. M was already there, of course. She had found Old Halls Creek and its surrounding area, interesting, and worth the visit. The caravan park sites were on the small side, gravelled, but adequate. The amenities were reasonably modern, and clean. We heard that two of the Cable Beach caravan parks, including this one, had been sold, to be turned into resort units. That would put the squeeze on caravanners to Broome, even more. It was really hard to find a vacancy in a caravan park here, in the winter months. The overflow area used at this time of the year, at a gun club, was even hard to get into. It is one of those areas that poses real dilemmas for accommodation providers: in the winter months, a few more caravan parks could be easily filled, but for the rest of the year there would be insufficient patronage to be viable. When I say, in town, it is because Cable Beach and the main Broome town were separated by a few kms of scrub and industrial land. The original town of Broome, and the modern one that has grown up around it, is located on a peninsula that juts into Roebuck Bay. The much more recent development of Cable Beach is located on the other side of this peninsula, facing out into the Indian Ocean. We drove around the town, looking at the changes since we were last here in There had been a lot of development and building since then. Broome seemed to be really booming — we thought this might be due to the offshore oil and gas developments. Even Cable Beach seemed to be growing rapidly — and not only tourist resort development, but housing as well. For our Friday fish and chip dinner, we walked from the caravan park, a few hundred metres, to a van parked overlooking Cable Beach, which did a roaring trade in take away food. The prices were reasonable, the food excellent. It was very pleasant, sitting looking out over the ocean, eating our dinner. Great to be by the sea again! January 23, by wendyviney 1 Comment. There was no power on at all today. Our Chescold fridge ran well on gas, anyway, and M had been taking the Troopy for a drive often enough to charge up her batteries that run her Engel fridge. M and John went off in the Troopy to drive to the ruins of the old Mission at Pago. I had seen these before, and the Troopy only took two anyway. John thought it was a good idea for M to have someone with her in these parts. She was on her own at the old shed, the various family members having left over the last couple of days. She said that the little female pup that I so liked was going to one of the white guests currently here — so I hoped that it would have a good life, after all. Had a session in the phone box — not particularly pleasant in the heat! Now our movements were clearer, I could try to firm up some places to stay. Phoned our caravan park in Kununurra and booked us back on site there, for three nights from 18th. Knowing that accommodation could be hard to get in Broome, at this time of year, thought I should sound out what might be available at Cable Beach — our preferred place to stay, simply because we had not stayed out there on previous trips. The first park I phoned informed me, quite abruptly, that they were full, and that I should phone closer to the time to see if there was a cancellation. I did not like the tone or attitude — I was only asking on the offchance! The next park I called said they could take us for a week, from 24th. They only took bookings for week long blocks of time, and only from Friday to Friday! Take it or leave it. I guess it made their reservation system easier to work……. The Bushtracker people came in with another large haul of red emperor for their freezers. The exploitation of the fishing here was really annoying and saddening me. I was really cross that white southerners assumed it was their right to behave like this, and presume on the inherent reticence of the aboriginals, in charge of the place to challenge their blatant over-fishing. Late in the afternoon, Les wanted John to drive him and Ruth into Kalumburu. His car had gone with some of the family to Broome, a couple of days ago. He clearly expected John to agree to this. John said no. I think Les was quite miffed. Eventually they went off with someone else. No one in charge…. No power. The dogs barked and prowled a lot through the night. We talked about what could come after Broome. John had originally thought that we should go home via the desert: via Telfer, Kunawarritji and the Gary Junction Track to Alice Springs. That route had been in our sights for a while now, and was one we had not previously tackled. Now, he had changed his mind, saying we would stick to the coast, then go across via Kalgoorlie. At night, I trekked back up to the phone box, and by torchlight — no illumination in the phone box — phoned son and dictated a list of fruit and vegies for him to buy in Kununurra on his way through to us. I was so sick of the heat and grubbiness here. Sometimes it is a mistake to return to a place. We had a great time here, before, but it was not the same place now…. November 24, by wendyviney Leave a comment. First, we drove around to the wharf area. The jetty was closed because there was a big ship in, so that put paid to our idea of a stroll along its length. Drove around the red pindan dirt Kavite Road, following the shoreline around to Gantheume Point. We stopped there and looked at the brilliant turquoise sea and the contrasting red rocks. Saw some brilliantly coloured red-backed wrens. Contrasting colours at Gantheume Point. Continued driving, on around to Cable Beach again. The tide was right in, so there was not much beach! But we walked around there, for a little while, looking at what there was of the beach, and at the Cable Beach Resort, behind the beach — from the outside of it, though. I bought a freshwater pearl necklace, earrings, and a bracelet made of pearl and ironstone. I really liked the colour mix of my pearls — pale pinks and greys and creams. The gallery had an unusual outside water wall, featuring water running down into a pool, and decorative pools with big carp in. We had to drive a little way out of town, then take an unsealed road to the south for a way; it then followed the coast to the Observatory. The road was rather rough, in parts. The Observatory exists because of the tidal mudflats around Roebuck Bay. These attract migratory shorebirds that breed to the north, in Asia, but there are birds there the whole year round. It is a study and scientific facility. There was a little campground out there and we wanted to check that out, for future reference, as well as look around. The camp area was basic, but pleasant enough. We went down to the beach to look for birds, but the tide was right out — a long way away — so, of course, most of the birds were out there too. There were lots of crabs on the flats — big ones — and mud skippers and the like. We resolved to try to come back when the tide was in, and the birds with it. Tide out at the Broome Bird Observatory. A tooth on my part dental plate was loose — one of the only two teeth on it! Phoned the only dentist in Broome and have to take it in at 8am tomorrow morning. The weather seemed to have changed. The days were still sunny and hot, around 30 degrees, but there was much more of a heavy dew at night. I wondered if this was indicative of greater humidity in the day time? John managed to catch up with S, who was pleased with her thesis result. John also talked briefly again with R. I talked with V, mostly about the time she spent here. She has been skiing at Mt Buller — the idea of snow seems strange, right now! After lunch, we drove out to Cable Beach. No visit to Broome is really complete without spending some time there. Broome is located on a narrow sort of peninsula. One side — the town side — fronts onto Roebuck Bay, essentially with a south-east outlook, sheltered by the curve of the land. The other side faces west, with different sea and weather influences, and thus there is a long, flat, sandy beach, that is not found on the town side. Since the place began as a pearling port, the shelter of the bay was the important factor in determining where the settlement grew up. On Cable Beach, looking towards Gantheume Point. Tide out. In , an under sea telegraph cable was laid, from Cable Beach, to Java. The existing one from Darwin, had proved vulnerable to undersea volcanic disturbances to the north. Hence the name, Cable Beach. The Cable Beach Resort did not at that time become the success that he envisaged, where it would rival the great Qld resorts. But some Cable Beach development has proceeded since. There are now caravan parks and some homes out there, and a business that offers camel rides on the beach. Cable Beach was certainly a long stretch of sand! It was quite busy, with both people and vehicles on it. Driving on the beach was permitted and a Broome pastime seemed to be to park there and picnic, watching the sunset. Because of the westerly outlook, the sun set into the Indian Ocean here is directly observed — and reflected in the sea. Cable Beach, near dusk. We stayed for sunset, which was partly obscured by smoke. That meant great colour effects. A sailing boat and a hang glider got themselves silhouetted against the sunset. We watched the camel ride parade with their loads of tourists — two per camel. Camel riding on Cable Beach is now part of the Broome mystique, for tourists. Camel riders on Cable Beach. Warnings and prohibitions abounded around Broome! Then, at China Town, I exchanged some books in the very good second hand book shop there. The modern light that replaced the original light house at the Point We spent more than an hour, scrambling around the unusual rock formations, exploring and taking photos. Cable Beach — and plane departing from the Broome airport John wanted to visit the Broome wharf. Not the same appeal as walking on a normal wharf….. China Town — John being bored while I browse shops…. I went for an afternoon walk on Cable Beach. It was lovely to sit on the foreshore, eating tea and watching the evening light on the sea. Cable Beach Whilst walking I got chatting with another walker, a lady from Melbourne who was staying at the Resort for a long weekend. Nice to have the life of some people…… At least, out here, there did not seem to be the groups of alcohol affected, yelling, fighting indigines that were so evident in the town areas, especially at night. Also bought fresh vegetable and some fruit there — excellent quality. Spent the rest of the afternoon at camp, reading the paper. Our not-so-spacious site at Broome Cable Beach again. Fitzroy River from bridge at Fitzroy Crossing. Caravan Park on right Checked out the free camp area at Ellendale as we passed, but of course M was long gone — although we did wonder if her plans had worked out as intended, and she had even been there. Fitzroy River from Willare Bridge At this time of year, the river was a small flow in the huge river bed. We set up, then went to the Information Centre in town, to see what we could suss out. Broome and Cable Beach Google We drove around the town, looking at the changes since we were last here in They reported back that the track was very bad now, and the ruins hard to find. The heap of rocks marks where the tank and stand was, pre-cyclone. I took the offered week, from 24th. Maybe we could have a few days in Derby, before going there? I could see the fog over the bay, to the south. Today was another tourist day. 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