6. Broome and Cape Leveque
After leaving the amazing Karajini National Park, we headed back to the coast. We stopped at Eighty Mile Beach for two days to break up the drive to Broome. This worked out to be a great stop as Millie’s travel friend (Poppy) from Exmouth turned up at the caravan park. They could not have been more excited to see each other and had a great time together. We then went on to Broome to relax a little, get the car serviced and have some issues addressed with both the car and caravan. Poppy and her family were also in Broome for a couple of days which gave them more time together. We enjoyed our overnight trip out to Horizontal Falls, and also explored Cape Leveque which is the peninsular north of Broome.
Eighty Mile Beach: We drove 10 km down on the beach with Poppy's family to play on the beach and collect shells (Our two cars are the black dots on the bottom right corner)
Eighty Mile Beach: The caravan park has a Saturday market to raise money for the RFDS. Millie wanted to have a stand to sell some of the bracelets she had made. I was just there for support - it was Millie who talked to her customers and did a great job selling her bracelets
Eighty Mile Beach: Millie counting her takings from the market stall. She was thrilled with the $25 she made in 90 minutes
Broome: Watching the camels
Broome: Po Po flew home when we arrived into Broome. She is actually smiling in this photo. She really enjoyed Ningaloo and Karijini. I have not seen her enjoy any travel so much as this
Broome: Malcom Douglas Crocodile Park
Broome: Malcom Douglas Crocodile Park
Broome: Malcom Douglas Crocodile Park
Broome: Malcom Douglas Crocodile Park
Broome: Malcom Douglas Crocodile Park
Broome: Malcom Douglas Crocodile Park
Broome: Watching the camels with Poppy
Broome: Sunset with Poppy and Benji
Broome: We went to the indoor / outdoor cinema with Poppy and her brother Benji
Broome: Justin and Millie did a camel ride. Sumy walked along side taking lots of photos
Broome: Justin and Millie did a camel ride (on front camel). Sumy walked along side taking lots of photos
Broome: Justin and Millie on the camel
Broome: The caravan park had about 400 sites. And, who were we put next to? Guy and Adam who we met in Geraldton and were with again in Karijini
Broome: More handstands on the beach. But, quite scenic
Broome: Adam had never done handstands. But, as a recently retired professional dancer I suppose it was not going to be hard for him
Broome: Really enjoyed swimming at Cable Beach
Broome: Really enjoyed swimming at Cable Beach
Broome: One last sunset picture
James Price Point: Just north of Broome is the iconic James Price Point
James Price Point: Sitting on the car on the beach
James Price Point
James Price Point
Horizontal Falls: We did the overnight tour to Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley. You fly to their floating base from Derby on a sea plane
Horizontal Falls: The view on the way to their base
Horizontal Falls: The view on the way to their base
Horizontal Falls: The view on the way to their base
Horizontal Falls: The boat is heading towards the first ‘fall’. The second channel at the top of the photo is where one of their boats capsized a couple of years ago. They do not take you through that channel any more… But, they do take the boat up near it
Horizontal Falls
Horizontal Falls: A lot of water rushes through the channel as the tide changes, and hence creates the ‘horizontal fall’, apparently named by Malcolm Douglas when he visited the area in his tin boat
Horizontal Falls: On the boat
Horizontal Falls: The moon over the hills
Cape Leveque (Beagle Bay): Sacred Heart church with its famous shell decorations
Cape Leveque (Beagle Bay): Sacred Heart church with its famous shell decorations (on the alter and around the walls)
Cape Leveque: Lombadina community
Cape Leveque: The church in the community. The christian missionaries had a large presence in Cape Leveque
Cape Leveque: The church in the community. The original bark roof is still evident on the interior of the roof
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): We did a walking tour with Bolo, who is a local Bardi-Jawi man. He took us around for more than four hours, talking about his culture and how people lived on the land
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): Bolo took us to the source of a natural spring and gave us a welcome to country. We crushed some leaves and then filtered the spring water through the leaves and drank that
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): Collecting food
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): We pulled the head off this flower and licked the sweet nectar and then ate the flower
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): So Bolo found the crab and not Sumy, but still she learned how to pick it up
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour)
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): Finding salty water in the tree
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): Millie was very apprehensive about the deep mud in the mangroves. I was trying to encourage Millie to keep walking when Bolo offered her a piggyback. Millie is reluctant to even give an adult she has known for years a high five, but she quickly accepted Bolo’s offer
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): Going through the mangrove
Cape Leveque (Southern Cross Tour): Using a leaf and water to lather and wash our hands. After this we returned to Bolo’s property and he cooked up the food that had been caught during the walk
Cape Leveque: Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm. they opened up an oyster in front of us to see the cultured pearl
Cape Leveque: Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm. The pearl in Millie’s hand
Cape Leveque: Playing some backgammon