Broome in August

Hi all,

Well we had a quite August, the Usual Friday down on Cable Beach sometimes with friends but mostly by ourselves. We tried going swimming, the water was a bit cool but we had fun. At the beginning of the first week we had our friends John and Wendy over for happy hour, on Friday Jack and Sandra joined us at Cable Beach for sunset then we went to Divers for dinner. The meal was huge, we had Bara and chips which was lovely. 

Tourists enjoying sunset cruise

Me trying to be arty with my photos 

The Itombi at sunset off Cable Beach

What a sunset

These guys got stuck in the sand by revving the engine and had to phone a friend for help to get snatched out. The front guy nearly got stuck as well. Also John and Wendy ran into some people that had a Cell caravan and were staying at the Pistol Club so off we went to see them. There were actually 3 Cell vans there, 2 with Viewfinders and 1 River, had a great chat with both the couples in the Viewfinders, do hope they make it to the muster.

He got stuck in the mud and had to be snatched out

The colours are great with a lot of smoke around

I tried to get moving Camels

 This week we had a very busy time, what with the Stair Case to the Moon and a Reef walk. Monday night saw us on a beach between Town Beach and the Broome Wharf, we got there early, set our selves up and what do you think happened, a bloke decided to set up right in front of us (not for to long) We watch the Hydrofoil buzz by after looking at the flying boat wreaks (might try that next year). It was a lovely evening we had drinks and nibbles as the moon rose from the sea, it is always beautiful and different. We have now tried all 4 places in Broome to photograph this.

Mud flats between Town Beach & the Broome wharf    

All ready for the Staircase to the Moon

Broome Wharf at night

Last Stair Case to Moon for 2014

 Later in the week saw Broome with very low tides, that is lower than .60 mt. so this meant we could walk on the Coral Reef at Cable Beach, mind you we had to get up early as we had to be down on the beach before 6.30 in the morning. Ooh what a beautiful morning it was, very few people out. We walk around in the water, not wanting to walk on the reef and hurt the coral we stuck to the water. Having a low tide meet later in the day would be high tide over 9.5 mt. so it was off to Streeters Jetty to see the high tide. 

Cable Beach at 6.29 am, sun just rising 

True North racing across to Broome

Plants and Coral at Cable Beach Reef

More plants in the water

Orange, lemon and other types of Coral on the reef

Cable Beach about an hour later, still no one around

Ian watching the tide coming in

High tide at Streeters Jetty Broome

The locals enjoying the high tide

Broome had fires north of the town up on the Cape Leveque Rd for most of August,  the smoke was terrible but mad for good sunsets, on Sunday I got quite concerned about the smoke riding home from the market, thick, black smoke, I was told by the tourist info centre that the fires were about 10km from Broome but not to worry, all is fine.

Camels with the smoke from the fires in the background

More Camels on Cable Beach

 Ian and I got busy cleaning the caravan, he swept and washed the roof, I sealed the floor again, getting ready for the drive back to Melbourne. We went to Armin and Alexandra for drinks one night later in the week we were at Bob and Carla's place as well as Jack and Sandra's, on Saturday John and Wendy popped over as it was our last weekend in Broome.  

Ian cleaning the roof and solar panels on the caravan

Fishing on Cable Beach

Checking out there photos of the sunset on Cable Beach

I love the reflections of the Camels

A little bit more of the wild life

Heading West to somewhere

So on the September we left Broome for another year, after having a good time up there. We will see you all soon somewhere in the great outdoors of this great country we have.

Love Marilyn and Ian