Roads Less Travelled

Another late start with a full on brekkie before we left. As we only had a short distance to go and pretty much nothing to do at our destination, we took it real easy.  Arrived at around mid day and the wind was really blowing. Sat in the van and hid from the sun. Luckily…

Had a late start as we only had a short distance to cover. Pulled into the town of Fitzroy Crossing which has a very bad reputation for violence after hours. Kids stealing cars to joyride and then burn them out. Drugs and alcohol is a very big problem in many aboriginal communities. This always leads…

Left around 9am after packing up everything. Said goodbye to everyone we had befriended and set off back along the 35km sandy track. When we reached the sealed road we had to put all the pressures back up and then made our way to Beagle Bay community to see the old church. The church is…

Left the camp site in Broome around 10am and headed into town to do some grocery shopping. Then started our drive up the Dampier Peninsula to a place called Middle Lagoon. The road North is now all sealed although in the last two years the wet season has taken it’s toll. There are large areas…

Broome for nine days Well, finally we are back in Broome where we had a fabulous time in 2020. This time we are missing our friends Lynne, Gordo, and Al. It is always so nice to share special moments with friends and create memories that last until dementia. Wish Peter and Gabby had made it…

Had a lovely brekkie in town before heading off at a leisurely pace. Could not get into Broome before the 11th so we stopped at the Roebuck Roadhouse on the way in. Not a bad campsite but because it is close to the intersection going North, South and West, the trucks didn’t stop. Actually I…

After 25 km of dirt we came to the intersection of the Gibb River Road and from here to Derby it was sealed. Booked into a caravan park on the western side of town and set up on a powered site. Enjoyed the aircon for a while. Drove out to the Jetty and then took…

The drive out was much better as the grader had managed to fix the road. An easy drive to Windjana Gorge as parts of the road were sealed. It was so hot when we arrived so after setting up I got myself into the outside shower. We also ran the generator and the air-conditioning for…

Used the free washing machines at the homestead and cleared the backlog of washing. We watched the news on the TV in the bar. Satelite TV only available in this area. Spent much of the day lounging around and swimming as we were leaving the next day. Did some fishing and caught a few Sooty…

Later start, slow brekkie and then drove to Barker Pool where they were filming an aboriginal smoking ceremony. Not very attractive for swimming so we gave it a miss. Next we drove to Annies Creek where there was a flowing but narrow creek and a huge Boab tree wrapped in a Strangler Fig tree. Had…