Port Samson to Broome WA

On the way back to Broome after completing our WA loop we opted for a station stay at Pardoo Station. A lot of properties have opened up parts of their cattle properties for camping. This is not far from the beach would you believe!

 

A veterinarian drug company were having their national conference & they had a Masterchef comp going amongst their reps with a few station owners coming for the night as judges. A few looked like they knew what they were doing but a few stews were a bit on the watery side & one roast was - well - well done.

No there weren't any Essendon players t the conference.

 

Camp cooking safety boots

Next stop Eighty Mile Beach, a stunning beach & popular caravan park situated right behind the dunes. Unfortunately my camera has died so the IPhone is the substitute camera until my new one arrives in Broome.

At the turn of the high tide this beach is lined with fisherman. The sand is littered with shells, a beachcombers delight.

 

 

 

Unusually the caravan park has a small war memorial erected in remembrance of Vietnam Vets. Many groups of regulars from down south stay here for months throughout winter & create a small town atmosphere with regular markets, concerts and get togetherness raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor.

We attended a concert & there was a guy from the Sunshine Coast QLD who sang a few songs, not bad. As well, we had not one but four different organ recitals all performed without any facial expressions - Liberace & Winifred Attwell they were not! But still their heart was in the right place.

It was all in good fun including a silly skit reminiscent of old fashioned entertainment in days gone by.

 

Unfortunately as I directed Tone into the camping spot I failed to warn him of this rock he had driven past & so we ended up with it stuck under the car as he reversed. I know it was completely my fault as not only should I have been looking to the left of the van, the right of the van, behind the van, in front of the van the right of the car, left of the car but also in front of the car.

"Rock? What Rock?"

 

We would have liked to stay here longer but the wind was gale force & predicted for 5 more days so we opted to head for Broome.

Waiting for the car to be serviced we had another hard week in Broome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This interesting bike was being ridden by a young guy on a big adventure. It was solar powered with panels on the roof, he had an inverter to charge up his electronics, & a hammock is strung between the poles under the roof.

There are certainly some adventurous spirits still in existence. We have passed a lot of bike riders raising money for various charities. A scary option on some roads with road trains & caravaners fighting for space!

One of the bronze sculptures in Broome dedicated to the pearling industry.

It is a shame Broome is so far away, it's a place we really like, who knows, we might get back some day

 

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