Broome Part 2, June & July

Hi everyone,

As you can see from the photo we are nicely set up. We are using our sunshade end as a roof for added shade area. Ian and I have been walking on the beach a lot since Tom and Anne left (all Anne's fault) but   it is proving good for both of us. We haven't been doing a lot of tourist stuff but going into town and looking round to see what is what with this town.

Site 181 at Cable Beach Caravan Park, our setup

Sunny day at Cable Beach

Same sunny day at Cable Beach

One day we decided to go to James Price Point to see what all the fuss is about the Gas Hub, "NO GAS" the area is just beautiful, lots of coloured cliffs and sand, birds and dinosaurs prints in the rocks. Great sandy corrugated bush road to get there, picnic on the cliff top and a walk along the beach.

Parked on cliff top at Coulomb Point (James Price Point)

Looking south to James Price Point

Rock formations on cliff tops

Back at Cable Beach for more walks to see all the tourists getting stuck in the sand, ships lined up in the bay.

Small cruise ship with attendants, Cable Beach

North end of Cable Beach, he is stuck till the tide goes out

Rocky point at Cable Beach, no way round as tide to high

This one tried to go round the point, no luck tide to high. Hire 4x4 anyway that did not stop them trying.

Broome Japanese Cemetery

We felt we should go to visit the Japanese Cemetery after seeing the discarded memorials at the Broome Historical Society Museum that had broken by vandals and had to be replaced (the black ones) The Museum was good to see. The cemetery was interesting to view. We do seem to go to the beach a bit.

Tide on way out Cable Beach full of people

Track round rocky point to north end of Cable Beach

Rusty coloured water from rocks

Sig and Bianka arrived at the end of June and stayed for the month, we enjoyed there company, Friday fish & chips on the beach, lots of swimming and happy hours.

Ian, Bianka & Sig enjoying happy hour on beach

Surfers at Cable Beach

Sunset at Cable Beach

Ian and Sig looking at the camera

Sunny afternoon swimming at Cable Beach

All the other 4x4's at Cable Beach

Sunset at Cable Beach

Camels and 4x4's leaving beach

At the end of July the 4 of us set of for a picnic at James Price Point with a trip into Willy Creek Pearl Farm for a look, the tide was out so it did look different this time. Lunch was at Coulomb Point again with a great walk along the beach, camera's were very busy.

Willy Creek Pearl Farm Helicopter landing

Brolga on mud flats on way to Willy Creek Pearl Farm

Sig and Bianka having lunch at James Price Point

Beach and red cliffs of James Price Point

Sig and Bianka with Marilyn taking photo of rocks 

Strange rock on beach

Sand and cliffs of James Price Point

Patterns in the sand

Camels at Cable Beach

Happy Camel

Sig, Bianka and Marilyn last happy hour before they head off

Sunset at Cable Beach

On Tuesday we had our last happy hour with Sig and Bianka on Cable Beach as they were leaving on Wednesday for Derby, so we won't see them till Melbourne. I meet more Mottrams who parked opposite us, amazing where you meet relatives. Ian spent most nights in July watching the Tour and Marilyn spent some time watching Master Chef, both of us have had colds but OK now. As you can tell we haven't been up to much but enjoying the warm weather, walks on the beach etc.  

Cheers and love to all till next time.

Marilyn and Ian