The beaches of Broome beckoned us after 12 weeks in the inland or beside Croc infected coastlines. When I head inland I love the plains& the ranges in the Kimberley are beautiful,but the n you arrive at the coast & go "Wow".
Arriving in Broome without any booking we headed for the Cable Beach Caravan Park. Broome at this time of year is literally crawling with visitors from all over Australia. We got a booking for two nights only and as we had planned on three weeks here we felt a bit unsettled.
Moving the van on to our site, one of over 500 sites in the park, we thought this is horrible and decided to find other options even though we did get the offer to stay for an extended period after someone made a cancellation. There are lots staying in the Cable Beach Park for up to three months. While the winter sunshine is easy to take being packed in like a sardine tin with thick foliage overhead hiding the sky is not our idea of enjoying what Broome has to offer.
Luckily we found Broome Caravan Park on the edge of town with plenty of space & green grass. Grass a rarity in these regions in dry season & a lot of parks are bare
Cable Beach is a beautiful long beach with a big tidal influence. It gives us the perfect opportunity to combine beach days with some kayaking as the beach is accessible by four wheel drive. Also for me the waves are about 1 foot high so I can get out to sea without being scared witless.
The water has been crystal clear & azure blue, but at about 20deg I have only managed a very quick dip. Tone wet his ankles only - woos!
The beach is famous for its sunsets as you see the sun settle for the day behind the blue horizon. Hordes of people come down to the foreshores by foot & car to take in the evenings spectacular free show.
We are looking forward to more sunset evenings & days relaxing on the beach. Gee it's busy being retired!
Cable Beach is where the famous Broome camel rides occur through the day, at early morning and late afternoon. There are three operators & apparently the relationship has not always been friendly with camel dung flung on occasions between waring owners. Probably nothing worse than flung dung.
We decided to take in a movie at the outdoor Sun Pictures. This building was built at the turn of the century in this area called China Town, at a time it was a jungle of crooked lanes where bazaars, brothels, food stores, gambling houses & opium dens supplied the needs of the deepwater pearl divers, pearl buyers & seamen that inhabited Broome when natural pearls were premium.This building became a theatre in 1916 & has the Guinness Book of Records entry for the oldest operating out door theatre.
I enjoyed, Tony endured, Baz Lurhmnns movie "Gatsby" in the lay back deck chairs. An interesting part of the night was when the big passenger planes taking off from the nearby airport roared overhead, their undercarriage clearly visible from our vantage point.
Tone got to enjoy one of his few favourite sweet delights, joy oh joy, a frozen choc top ice cream. Gotta keep the boy happy!
A unique experience & we will go back if they put on another "good" movie.
More beaches to explore, places to go. Broome is a unique town. The history with the Asian, Afghan & Indigenous influence makes for an interesting mix of multiculturalism. The interaction between the people over the years shows in some of beautiful looking girls. The locals were eating kebabs, curries & satays well before most of Australia had heard of anything so exotic.
The clash of the red Pindan dirt, the white sand, aqua sea, azure blue sky & peak roofed corrugated buildings create a colourful scenery that is unlike other parts of Australia. Broome has its own character.
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