Friday, October 16, 2015

September in Broome and beyond

Hi,
I am getting along with the blog. This is September, we stayed in Broome till the 9th waiting for Credit Cards to arrive. But we had a great time with Karen and David doing lots of stuff. We had a picnic at James Price Point, lots of bird life and incoming tide.
Hermit Crab

Incoming tide at James Price Point

Osprey

White Bellied Sea Eagle

Pied Oyster Catcher

Picnic lunch on cliff

View of the ocean from our lunch spot
 On our way back we stopped of at Willy Creek Pearls for coffee (ho hum) but always interesting to view the pearls and the drive across the mud flats is fun. On returning we had happy hour on Cable Beach with Peter and Sandra plus friends of theres. It was quite a busy day.
Brolga

happy hour gathering

Sea Urchin

Camels
The four of us also took the Hoover Craft tour around Robuck Bay to the dinosaur footprints at low tide. This I would do again, lots of fun, the dinosaur prints are quite different to others we have seen. Also had coffee with Dianne and Allan Telfar in the afternoon which was nice to be able to catch up with them whilst they were in Broome.
Broome Hoover Craft

Boat wreak in Robuck Bay

Dinosaur Footprints

Dinosaur footprint plugs

Camel Legs
 On Saturday we had drinks at Matso with David and Karen. Then on Monday dinner at the sunset bar as Karen and David were leaving on Tuesday.

Drinks at Matso's

Sunset from the Sunset Bar

 On Wednesday we left Broome for this year and went south as far as EightMile Beach which we have not stopped at before, meet up with the Loudens here for the night, leaving here we had lunch in Port Hedland, fuel for the truck.
Sand Hill to Eighty Mile Beach

Sea Cumcumber

 We free camped that night at Barradale, a favourite spot. Stopped again at Carnarvan then onto Geraldton for 2 nights.
Parked at Barradale Free Camp

She is still looking for the Sydney

Sydney Memorial
From Geraldton we went to visit Carol and Rod at York. We had a lovely day with them, herding sheep.
At Carol and Rod's place

Rod leading the sheep

It's a weed, but very pretty

Honey Eater

Drinks with Rod, Ian and Carol

The morning surprise

By 2
 From York we headed into Perth via the caravan repairers, to have the gas heater look at. Whilst in Perth we had lunch with Shirley and Brian and Micheal and Loraine, as well as dinner with Mike and Ang. From Perth we went south to Mandurah to visit with Sue and Vic, and a big surprise we had dinner with Lucy and Brian, we haven't ween them in about 3 years, so nice to meet up with friends. From there we went to Manjimup to see the Mottram's, went to visit with Bev and then with her and Phyll we went out to the farm for afternoon tea with David. It was a lovely day.


Kookaburra on the wing

Mottram's old home

I broke the door knob on the old home

David, Marilyn and Bev
 We headed back to Perth for a few more days to have the gas heater replaced, David and Karen were still at the caravan park, we all decided to go to Kings Park to see the wildflower display. we did the guide tour round, also a nice lunch.






Kookaburra in Kings Park


So till next time I shall say bye, love to all and thank you to our friends and cello's in WA for the lovely time that they all show us each time we visit.
Bye for now love Marilyn and Ian

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