Tuesday, 9 June 2026 We were up at 6.20am to walk along to the Anzac Memorial Arch for the sunrise. After rain overnight there was cloud on the horizon but, hey, we got an interesting sunset last night with cloud, maybe the same will happen with the sunrise? Just us and one other woman keen […]
Monday, 8 June 2026 On the road again this morning. We pulled out of the Discovery Park at Karratha about 9.30am. With another fairly easy travelling day today, we didn’t need to head off too early. We drove back out to the highway and turned right to continue south. Not far out of Karratha, we
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unday, 7 June 2026 Who needs an alarm clock when there are corellas resident in the caravan park? We were woken early this morning by the raucous cries of a flock of corellas making ready to face their day. Just a shame it was a bit earlier than when we wanted to be ready to
Saturday, 6 June 2026 After packing the car this morning, we took a stroll down to Pretty Pool which marks the transition between Pretty Pool Creek and the ocean. When we checked in, we were told it is a good spot to see juvenile turtles at high tide, so we thought we should at least
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Friday, 5 June 2026 Overall our cabin last night was great, until I was woken up by a knocking sound this morning. I got up to try to see what it was, in case it was something I could secure to stop it knock, knock, knocking. Argh, it was the outside flap on the exhaust
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Thursday, 4 June 2026 After five nights in one spot, it was time to get back on the road today. We started the southern leg of our journey by travelling east on Broome Road to return to the Great Northern Highway about 40 kilometres out of town. We turned right onto the highway, driving south
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Wednesday, 3 June 2026 Groan! We were up at 4.30am again this morning for our second attempt at the Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventure. As another passenger boarding with us at the Discovery Park pick-up said – ‘I only get up at stupid o’clock for something amazing’. Although we had EVERYTHING crossed at this stage, hoping
Tuesday, 2 June 2026 This morning we were able to wake up at a reasonable hour before doing a self-drive excursion to the Willie Creek Pearl Farm. You can arrange to be collected from your accommodation in Broome and have their driver drive you out, especially if you don’t have a 4×4. Bernie decided to
Monday, 1 June 2026 The alarm went off at 4.25am this morning and we rolled straight out of bed to clean our teeth and get dressed, to be ready for our 5.05am pick-up. We headed out the front at 4.55am thinking we were going to be early, only to find the minibus had already arrived.
Sunday, 31 May 2026 This morning we headed to the Broome Courthouse Market. The market is held on Saturdays and Sundays in the heritage-listed gardens of the Broome Courthouse on Hamersley Street. Even arriving two hours after the market kicked off, we managed to secure a parking space not far from the action. The market