It was an early start to the morning as we had a chopper ride booked before our last fastboat run through the waterfalls and before breakfast. The chopper ride was great with fabulous views from the 150 metre level and plenty of opportunities to take photos (particularly of the waterfalls). After breakfast we were ready to jump back in our seaplane (with Georgi in the co-pilot seat again) and this time we took the scenic route back to Derby. We flew over a barramundi farm and mud flats and lots of islands - it was a great trip. Thanks to Steve, our pilot, who was very capable and made us comfortable by joking around. When we landed at Derby airport, the ambulance came and took one of the passengers to hospital. She had suffered a fall ... read more

To get a head start on our trip to Derby the next day we decided to take a leisurely drive out to Willare Roadhouse (and Caravan Park) which is about 50 kilometres from Derby. It was only about 170 kilometres from Broome so we headed off late in the morning (after coffee and toast in Chinatown) and got there early afternoon. As we looked to organise a site with power we saw that there were two cyclists near a BBQ shelter. It might have been a camp kitchen under construction but it wasn't finished yet. We introduced ourselves and found out that they had cycled from Darwin to Willare (including the entire Gibb River Road) and were completing their journey in Broome. What a feat. Take a bow Scott and Kate from Hobart. Lovely people too. ... read more

We had met Jane and Jamie earlier at the Courthouse Market but had always planned to visit the Broome Bird Observatory (BBO) and do some tours. And so it was that we drove out Crab Creek Road and the 20 odd kilometres to the BBO. We had decided to stay a few days and as there was no power available in the campground, we decided to defrost and empty the fridge and transfer all of our food into one of the camp kitchen fridges. We would stay in one of their rooms. We arrived about lunch time and booked in for a bush and plains tour that afternoon with Nigel, one of the two wardens at BBO. The next few days were relaxing as we did a lakes tour with Rick and then a mangroves tour ... read more

After lots of favourable reports, we decided to visit Lombadina (a small aboriginal community just down the road) and bought some fresh bread there to make a picnic lunch in their park. It's a lovely place with lots of big trees and lawns that are watered and maintained. We noticed that they had a workshop and so we decided to ask whether they could have a look at the exhaust on the cruiser. Of course, they said no problem and so we waited until the workshop returned from their lunchbreak and spoke to David about our exhaust problems. He had a look and said that he could fix it that afternoon so that was fine with us. Georgi went to the art and craft workshop and met Garry's mother who told Georgi about the history of ... read more

We had heard a lot about Broome and Cable Beach (and seen the photos) so we were prepared for something stunning when we arrived in Broome. Firstly, we went to Cable Beach where we had drinks at Zanders (a restaurant / bar with views of the beach) and then we walked around the area to see if it was the right sort of place for us. In the end, we weren't sure so we stayed at a caravan park in Cable Beach. The next day, the caravan park looked horribly cramped for space and Cable Beach looked like a lot of other nice beaches we had visited. So we moved to Roebuck Bay Caravan Park which was right on the water (and closer to Broome central). We checked out Green Mango cafe and performed quality control ... read more