http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Western Australia , Broome en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:08 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:08 +0000 Ihr Liebenbeim letzten Mal hatte ich euch ja die Strecke Broome nach Perth versprochen and here it comes.Dass ich so hinterherhaenge beim Berichten ist zwar nicht so dolle aber dafuer mache ich meine Reise dann immer noch mal man vergisst doch so einiges ueber die Zeit da ist es gut wenn man die grauen Zellen noch einmal aktiviert.Broome fand ich bei meinem ersten Besuch nicht so spannend http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-786486.html Some pics to go with the update http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-783691.html We decided we could spend the rest of the weekend bush camping on the Broome Peninsula so that we could get some information on Saturday when some things were open and be ready to hopefully get everything we needed done by Tuesday so we could get into the Kimberley and onto the Gibb River Road the rough 4x4 road traversing the red earth of the Kimberleys for over 400 km with endless gorges h http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-780847.html 23rd to 29th November 2012.Vacated Cable Beach Caravan Park by 10am and we were looking forward to checking into our resort The Oaks. Check in time was 3pm and we used this time for a bit of sight seeing. We visited Gantheaume Point home to a lighthouse and Anastasia39s pool which was built by the lighthouse keeper for his wife. The most important feature of this spot is the dinosaur footpri http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-758642.html 22nd November 2012.We arrived at Broome a day early due to our uneventful journey through the Kimberley. We decided to spend the day relaxing by the pool at Cable Beach Caravan Park. We went for a walk to the beach which was an amazing view. The water was clear and blue as far as the eye could see. Unfortunately we couldn39t swim due to stingers and there were no life guards on duty. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-757489.html httpwww.travelblog.orgAdminBloggmapentry.phpmapid60524A white tyre indicated the entrance and a red track mildly corrugated lead the way to a treasure of a stay. Barn Hill Station stay was located within the bounds of a working cattle station. It was characterised by red cliffs a white sandy beach shady trees lots of very friendly birds and open air ablution blocks.While there were http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-751186.html Three days in a water front site at the Roebuck Bay Caravan Park afforded us beautiful views of a flat azure sea with a sandy beach though no good for swimming mangroves that popped up and were submerged depending on the tide long walks out to wrecks revealed at low tide and the opportunity to do some of those much needed repairs. Broome was an interesting place with many long term stayers in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-750830.html Days on the Road 82 Days 11 Weeks 5 Days16th September 2012Today we caught up with one of Charles39 old work colleagues Rob for a drink at the Mangrove Hotel and then we stayed on for a bite to eat where I enjoyed a lovely plate of fresh prawns and even better they were half price. Yum. The hotel was located very close to the mangroves hence the name so we didn39t stay too long as w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-749432.html Days on the Road 75 Days 10 Weeks 5 DaysWe39ve had a massive day on the road full of adventure. Our first destination was our tour booked out at Willie Creek Pearl Farm then onto Beagle Bay and finally to Cape Leveque.Willie Creek Pearl FarmWillie Creek Pearl Farm is located out of Broome town and takes us down the road that leads to Cape Leveque however prior to hitting the sandy road http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-748318.html Days on the Road 71 Days 10 Weeks 1 DaySunday 2nd September 2012Today is another celebration of the Shinju Matsuri Festival with a street parade followed by a concert.The street parade was held in the latter half of the afternoon where many people lined the streets coming into Chinatown and we waited for the arrival of the floats which are in celebration of multiculturalism organisations an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-747701.html Days on the Road 63 Days 9 WeeksThe Shinju Matsuri Festival continues today with a Dragon Boat Race down at Town Beach so that39s where we39re heading to this morning. First stop though we are taking Trevor to the famous Cable Beach.Cable Beach actually derived its name from the telegraph cable that was installed between Broome and Java in 1889. It is just beautiful and provides a safe m http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-747680.html Days on the Road 62 Days 8 Weeks 6 Days Today is a big day firstly my cousin Trevor who I haven39t seen in well over ten years is flying in for a brief overnight visit and Broome39s Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl starts today with a street carnival in the evening but first of all to get the schooling done.....Okay schoolwork done for the week I have the weekend off yeh time http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-747652.html Days on the Road 61 Days 8 Weeks 5 DaysDistance Travelled Town to Town 3770kmThe Dental VisitOver the past week my eldest daughter has been complaining about a sore back tooth and gum and on investigation it appears that she may have lost one of her fillings okay time for a visit to the dentist but which one Back home the girls went to the dentist through the school which was free http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-742069.html Days on the Road 58 Days 8 Weeks and 2 DaysAfter a wonderful farewell from our neighbours we hit the road from Eighty Mile Beach to Broome it39s a long day ahead of us but we39re really excited to move onto our next destination and have a nice lengthy stay of four weeks. Again we39ve heard mixed reviews about Broome but we39re going with our own eyes so we have no expectations exc http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-741347.html Tuesday Night 31stJulyI had been waiting all day for dad to finish working on the bus. When we had finished dinner I went to the bus to go to bed. Before we left mum came in and gave us kisses and hugs. Dad just had to finish a few things then we could go. Finally at midnight we went. When I woke up in the middle of the night we had just arrived somewhere. Now I could really get to sleep.. Wednesd http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-739347.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDay 33 Wednesday August 1st BroomeA couple of weeks ago we had booked the Prado in for its 10000km service at Broome Toyota for 7.30am on 1st August. That meant getting up at 6am leaving the tent at Quondong and driving into Broome very early. Once Mark had dropped the car off at Toyota we had several hours to explore Broome by foot. Th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-736004.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDay 32 Tuesday July 31st Quondong Beach As we were sitting next to the tent facing the ocean and reading our books having a lazy morning a bloke came up from the beach and told us that there were whales swimming along. We grabbed the binoculars and ran onto the sand. Half way to the horizon we could see several small groups of whales in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-734966.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDay 31 Monday 30th July Derby to Quondong via BroomeEven the kids made use of the brand new shower block at the caravan park this morning but once we had packed up the tent again we had managed to get ourselves a light dusting of red dirt as usual from the cover of the trailer. We camped next to a German family who work for the WHO in La http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-734964.html Ajout de photos manquantes le 1707Jeudi matin on commence par sacheter des kits de snorkeling pour rappel palmes masque et tuba car la cte venir est propice la plonge et il ny a pas forcment besoin de payer une sortie en bateau pour en profiter contrairement la Grande Barrire de Corail. On compte en profiter ds aujourdhui car on a lou pour 2 jours un 4x4 pour se http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-730564.html Lundi matin on se lve trs tt 6h00 pour voir de la wildlife Geikki Gorge cest ce que conseille diffrents guides. A part les quelques wallabies croiss sur la route nous ne verrons que quelques oiseaux lors de la balade le long de la rivire.ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangt En plus je me prends plein de plantes piquantes sur mon pantalon que je mettra http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Broome/blog-730336.html