School Holidays Broome


Off to Broome for the April School holidays

This is the turnoff to Balgo from the Tanami Track.  From here it is 30km to Balgo, you couldn't miss this turnoff sign!!!




600 km on dirt/gravel/rock roads and the tyre punctured on the bitumen!!!
When we took the car back to Halls Creek to get the puncture fixed we saw another tyre that had a screw in it.  So luckily we were able to get both tyres fixed and then it was on our way

43 degrees and it felt like it!



Along the Tanami Track there is a turn off to the Wolfe Creek Crater.  It was made 300,000 years ago and it is the second biggest crater in the world.
I was pleased that I hadn't seen the film Wolfe Creek when we visited this area!!






From Halls Creek we travelled up Duncan's Rd which was another very bumpy gravel road. We stopped at Palm Springs which was an oasis in a very hot desert!


Further along Duncan's Rd was Sawpit Gorge.  Another amazing Kimberley gorge.




GEIKIE (DANGGU) GORGE

FITZROY CROSSING




Another gorgeous gorge.  We went on a cruise with a very knowledgeable man who told us of the Dreaming stories from along the trip.







BROOME

We are now on Broome time ……….which means being on time is optional!!

One of the many amazing sunsets from up here in the Kimberly
This one was from the Sunset Bar on Cable Beach





From sunsets to Moon rising.  This is the Stairway to the Moon from Town Beach.





3 Camel trains walk along Cable Beach each day.






There is always time to hug a tree!!




We went on a sunset cruise to see Snub nosed dolphins.  We were so lucky to see both the dolphins and lots of Dugongs.

Yet, another beautiful sunset.  This one was from our cruise boat in Roebuck Bay






A visit to the Malcolm Douglas Croc Park.  This little fellow was about 1 year old.






One of the very cute camels on Cable Beach.



Comments

  1. Deb H5 May 2019 at 16:08

    Hi Michelle,

    Such amazing pictures and to hear all about and I love reading your blog.
    Keep up the wonderful work you are doing,

    Deb

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