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Published: April 6th 2006
We expected rain, we expected heat, and we expected humidity; but we got way more heat and humidity than we ever imagined!! My, oh my, was it bloody HOT!!!! Remember that we are no rookies to hot, humid weather after 30+ years of living in southern Florida. This made a good hot, humid August day in FL look like springtime! These two sun worshippers met their match in this hot, humid corner of Australia. After 12 days of trying to deal with it and accept our fate, we hopped on a plane and got out of there.
Cable Beach was everything that we had remembered it to be. The beach is a beautifully long, pristine, expanse of sand, surf, and dunes. We were able to enjoy it at 5:30 a.m. and again at 5:30 p.m. The sunrises and the sunsets were fantastic. The nightly camel safaris were fun to watch and photograph. But, as far as going to the beach and enjoying the day that wasn't an option. In fact, most of our days there were spent inside in the air con.
Speaking of air con, Internet Gallactica became our main hang out and allowed me to get all
the Africa blogs completed. Of course, this was done while listening to the swearing gamers and hearing and seeing all the recent music videos on the big screen TV. I now know more pop and hip-hop songs than I have known in the past 15 years!
Three beach side restaurants, in Broome, were our other haunts and provided good food, great cappuccino, cool breezes, and a dry place to watch the killer storms that would roll in from the Indian Ocean.
The town of Broome was a bit of a disappointment. Six years ago, it was a quaint little town with raised wooden sidewalks, Oriental facades, and an ambience unlike other Australian towns. The town council decided to update the town and removed the wooden walks and replaced them with paver bricks. Then they removed the wooden facades and covered the buildings in gray "crinkly tin" with red trim. (Crinkley tin is their word for corrugated tin.) It looks very warehouse-like and not the least bit charming. It also looks like most other outback towns. It also has a McDonald's and will soon have a KFC and a Subway in the center of town. We don't know what
they were thinking. It was very depressing!
The people and the beach were the very best aspects of the visit to Broome. Being unable to be outside during the day was just too restrictive for our lifestyle. So we have moved back to Noosa, which is about 2 hours north of Brisbane.
It is a lovely place to hang out at the beach, walk in the National Park, search for koalas, stroll by the river, and enjoy the beautiful weather. Their autumn weather is just beginning and it feels like October in FL. As far as weather is concerned, it doesn't get much better than that.
In a few days (4/10) we will be flying to Sydney to see the Stones preform in the Olympic Stadium. Then we will fly back to the States (Indiana) on 4/15. After 2 weeks there, we will drive back to FL. Our plans are to stay there until we leave for the Greek Islands and Europe on 7/10. That will take us up to 9/18 and then who knows what will be next!!
Still truckin' down the road, RPM
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AMAZING
Your stories and pictures are beyond amazing. I can't even imagine the adventure that you are experiencing. Hope you can stop by when you are back SRQ.