July in Broome

Hi all,

Well Ian and I are still in Broome doing very little but enjoying ourselves anyway.

Neil and Dianne arrived at the begining of July, so the first stop on there visit we went to see the Staircase to the Moon, very cloudy, busy night at Town Beach. Friday night we went to Cable Beach for sunset and fish and chips at the general store as usual.

Town Beach mud flats

Full Moon

Staircase to the Moon

Tawny Frogmouth Owls

Ian on Cable Beach

Camels on Cable Beach

Dianne, Neil & Ian

I have finally finished the Kimono quilt that I started in January 2014 at Halls Gap, it has turned out quite nice, but a bit big for the bed in the caravan.

Front of my Kimono Quilt

The back of the quilt

On Thursday 9th we headed off to Derby with Neil and Dianne to the Mowanjum Festival (aboriginal festival) very interesting to watch the Boab nut carving (looks quite easy), kids and adults doing dot painting and having Didgeridoo lessons. The music and dancing started later than we had excepted, but was great. It was a long day as we left Broome at around 11am and it rained on and off most of the there, got home after 10pm after avoiding cattle on the roadside.

Mowanjum Festival sign

Bobab Nuts ready for carving

Students learning to play the Didgeridoo

Painting

Young girls ready for the dancing

Sunset on Cable Beach

Friday night saw Ian and I at Cable Beach again for sunset. We do love going down at that time of day. Just so peaceful watching the sun close another day.

Traffic on Cable Beach

Cruise Ship Broome Whalf

Beach and rocks at entrance point

On the 21st Bob and Carla had a 60/70's beach party at Gantheaume Point, lots of music, fun and pizza with big drum fires to keep us all warm.

Boats Mored at Gantheaume Point 

Bob and Carla dressed for a party

Sunset at Gantheaume Point

Sunset

The party 

Another Friday on Cable Beach, watching the birds this time. The Oystercatcher let me get close till camels can rumbling along.

Pied Oystercatcher

Camels

Kids playing on the beach were blowing bubbles, this big one came past us bouncing along the sand.

Stewart and Annette arrived on Tuesday, so come Friday they joined us on Cable Beach for sunset.

Huge Bubble on beach

Camels

Sunset on Cable Beach

Moon rise

Moonrise

Stewart, Annette and Ian for drinks on Cable Beach

We have been having a quite visit this year not doing all the tourist stuff as I think we may have done most of it and what's left is quite expensive like the hovercraft!!! 

That's all for now will check in again at the end of August.

Love

Marilyn and Ian