Our plan was to spend two days getting to Broome in time for
ANZAC day and, though I’m still not quite sure how, we completely stuffed up as
it is Monday and ANZAC day isn’t until Friday. Oh well...we took about 10
seconds to make the decision. We’ll drive through to Broome, stock up and then
head up to one of the council free camps on the way to Cape Levequee.
We rolled out in record time and I grabbed the computer to catch
up on blogs while De drove the 300+kms. During the trip De and Jacko started
playing car cricket where a certain colour car or truck scores you x number of
runs with another colour being out. Jack led off with valiant 71 with De, Sam
and I all getting starts. The ‘wicket ball’ was a car caravan/RV/camper and I
suggested we spice it up in the 2nd innings by adding if the wicket
ball had a boat with them then it was a no ball. All agreed and Jack went into
bat and got a good start as did De and Sam but they were just getting into the
rhythm when they played a silly shot and were out. I strode to the crease with
a lot of pressure with the press all calling for my axing. I started nervously
and when was still in single figures
managed to be saved by the brand new ‘no ball’ ruling. Confident it was my day
I put my head down and played a magnificent innings, retiring un beaten on 101
as we pulled into Broome....the irony being is the next car was towing a camper
and I would have been out....the howls from the crowd were deafening!
We rolled into Broome, grabbed some fresh bread...ahh fresh
bread....even the woolies in Port Hedland get there ‘tip top’ bread
frozen....and headed for the park for a late lunch. On the way we passed
Michelle and kids, who we had seen a few times, whose husband had just rejoined
them after having to fly home for a while. We pulled up at the water park as
they did and the kids hit the park. Pretty soon Mark with his tow kids in tow
also arrived, a small Karajini reunion!
My mum has a couple of friends who have been travelling
around Oz for a few years and had asked us to pass on a few presents to them
when we crossed paths. We were held up at the water park so Chris and Linda
(Whoa re avide readers of the blog – must be good people) came to us and had a
good yarn before we all headed off.
We stocked up and headed up the Cape Leveque road, turning of to one of the council free camps at Point Quandong, 50kms from Broome.
We stocked up and headed up the Cape Leveque road, turning of to one of the council free camps at Point Quandong, 50kms from Broome.
We managed to find a great site overlooking the beach and
set up. While the temperature had been gradually getting warmer this afternoon
we got a really good taste of the tropics at its best! One funny sight I had
never seen before was condensation dropping from the A/C vents inside the
car..all be it the windows were down!
We sent the boys down the beach while dinner was prepared
and soon the returned with a bucket full of hermit crabs....these things are
like flies! After a yummy dinner of Sam’s ‘whitey’ we managed to convince them
reduce their catch to 2 crabs each and after a bit of research they made up
some food for them of cuttlefish and seasalt!
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| We have had to completely change our cooking habits - it is now ALL done outside! |
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| Along with De needing to start drinking from the bottle again, as they don't sell wine in casks in the Kimberly we have also upgraded her ice! With the bore water having many and varied tastes all the ice is now from bottled water..la de da! |
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| Sporting the new look in soft coral beanies! |
Along with the heat comes the bugs and even as I type this
there are about 10 bugs crawling across the screen as it is the only source of
light in the van....oh well had better turn it off..ni ni
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