Blogs from Derby, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 8

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 we’d been chasing most of the afternoon wouldn’t jump the road. We slept with the smell of smoke all around us. The campground/hotel there assured us that the place wouldn’t burn down in the night. “We keep the grass short and greener around us so we should be all right” Today we saw a half dozen huge black dust devils perhaps a 100 metres (300 feet) high tracking through the black ash of an earlier fire. And a wall of smoke that looked like a major storm bearing down on us followed us into Derby. The sunset from the wharf was an amazing red, though ... read more

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 sampled all the brews on offer and Steph had to drive home :) Angus was a fan of the caravan park pool and we made some interesting friends floating there each afternoon. The "luxury" of an ensuite caravan site was also a bonus. On the downside, Cable Beach on Saturday night is a nightmare as hundreds and possibly thousands of people ... read more