http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Western Australia , Derby en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:11:33 BST Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:11:33 BST Hi AllBack in Broome after visiting the Horizontal Falls yesterday from Derby. To be honest there ain't much happenin' in Derby .... but the Horizontal Falls were great. After a seaplane ride out to the bay with a sea landing and then transfer to boat the trip was certainly a highlight. The Horizontal Falls are like rapids which you speed through in a boat powered by 2 x 225hp motors.Whilst http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-308836.html We went to Bell Gorge the rocks were very slippery and the water was cold. When you walked into the water you slid along the rocks like a slide except you are on your feet. Next was Tunnel Creek. You had to take a torch with you to find your way through to the other side. There was a breakin on the roof of the cave and people said on the left after the breakin was crocodiles. But we onl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-306358.html I still want to be a vet but if for some reason that doesnt happen this is where you will find me. It took a long time to realise my dream of becoming a jillaroo and working on an outback station it nearly didnt happen at all and it was almost nothing like i imagined but in 10 months of travelling i finally found a place to be 'me' where i am actually seem to be good at the job and i enjoy t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-290165.html The next morning I sat up in the front of the truck with Ian and made sure we had some good tunes We went to Windjana Gorge first thing which was just next to our camp. Couldn't believe that we were standing over what was once a big reef thousands of years ago. We spotted a few fossils in the rocks and walked down to the riverbank where there was a handful of crocs what's the name for a group o http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-222780.html These cowboys they love there rodeos out here crazy loonaticks stoney took hannah and i to derby ...yes i said derby there is one here too you know to camp out in our swags for 3 days. The night we arrived friday night and went straight to the pub there was a live band on and we met all the guys who worked on the other stations had a real laugh and rolled in at god knows what time. The next http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-197907.html What a couple days of fires. As we rode into Fitzroy Crossing last night a guy was back burning the grass and shrubs next to the road so the major fire wersquod been chasing most of the afternoon wouldnrsquot jump the road. We slept with the smell of smoke all around us. The campgroundhotel there assured us that the place wouldnrsquot burn down in the night. ldquoWe keep the grass short a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-193589.html Okay move along people nothing to see here There are not many things to do in Derby except fishing or crabbing or drinking and well thatrsquos about it really. ldquoIrsquod like to lock in B for crabbing thanks Eddierdquo and off we went to try our arm at crabbing. We had to buy all the gear net bate bag bate bag hook and some lamb off cuts from the butcher at a total cost of 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-176192.html Hello all Well by day 5 the gloss had worn off Broome. We were all touristed out by the time we left. We had a very interesting trip out to the Willie Creek Pearl Farm and learned all about how cultured pearls are made. Really enjoyable and very well done. We also enjoyed dinner at Matso's Brewery which has a great restaurant and also the Curry Hut which was relatively cheap and excellent. We s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Derby/blog-164246.html