Tuesday 16 th April, BroomeRAC Cable Beach Caravan ParkCost $41.62 per night with membershipRated by us 8/10Mileage 17707 travelled 0With the humidity lower and a nice breeze we decided to head off early and walk around Chinatown early. When G and I came to Broome in 2011 we had taken our photograph outside a shop called Betties Frock Shop we have spoken of this often over the years and decided to try and replicate the photo. We searched what we thought was the street and googled it only to ask a local and discover it had recently closed down, ah well. WE sat outside and had a coffee and muffin and watched the world go by. The buildings and sculptures of Chinatown are very interesting and tell the story of the founding of ... read more

Sunday 14 th April, BroomeRAC Cable Beach Caravan ParkCost $41.62 per night with membershipRated by us 8/10Mileage 17707 travelled 0Very muggy night and it was the same when we got up today, it is not pleasant.Decided to go and have walk on the famous Cable Beach which is walking distance from our camp site, across the road and over the dunes. The walk over the dunes was high and hot but the beach is amazing, some people were swimming despite the signs warning of crocs and the deadly Box and Irukundji Jellyfish, rather then than me. We did walk in the shallows and let Tippy have a paddle, still not confident to let him off his lead, when other dogs approach his recall goes out the window, shame really need to work ion ... read more

Friday 12 th April, BroomeRAC Cable Beach Caravan ParkCost $41.62 per night with membershipRated by us 8/10Mileage 17707 travelled 0Had a ride into town to find the Information Bureau we want to gte the Horizontal Falls booked then we can plan the rest of Broome around that.The staff were excellent and even recommended the bookkeeper from the office to look after Tippy for the day, she moonlights as a dog sitter when she is not working, clever move. The ladies name is Dot and she seems very nice the staff highly recommended her and I think it will be better than the kennels at the vet. Unable to find his Turkey roll so he will have to be on just kibble for a while, the vet sent us to a pet shop but ... read more

Tuesday 9 th April, Port HedlandG’day Discovery Park Port HedlandCost $43 per night with membershipRated by us 6/10Mileage 17089 travelled 0Port Hedland is unashamadley all about Iron Ore it is the biggest Iron Ore exporting port in the world, the numbers are staggering.The information bureau is really helpful and the ladies know there stuff. Unfortunately the Harbour Tour on a boat is not running until The end of this month due to the tourist season. However they rae giving a talk today at 10.30 in the Information Centre giving you all the facts you get on the boat and with a power point of the harbour. We found some shade for Tippy in his crate in the back and headed in to listen.The lady running the talk was from the Mission to Seafarers ... read more

Saturday 6 th April, DampierDampier Caravan ParkCost $39 per night Rated by us 5/10Mileage 16747 travelled 0Late rise after a cool night thanks to thye air con, so glad we got it working, the night temperatures still been in the high 20’s and humid.We had a slow drive around Karratha and Dampier, not much for tourists but then it is a mining, shipping town. G is enjoying watching the ships load and I found a sign with some interesting fun facts about the port. The work that goes on here is fascinating, not sure why there are so many people live here just for the port as the mines are all inland. The one port we are looking at loads 16 ships per week with a blended iron ore all going to china, ... read more