To 17-Jul-06 (Kununurra WA to Broome WA)
TURKEY CREEK WA (also called WARMUN) (Leycester’s Rest Free Camp)
We managed to leave Kununurra at a record breaking 7:30am so that we would make it to Turkey Creek in time for our first helicopter ride. We flew over the Bungle Bungles and what an awesome flight it was. We flew low to the ground and the chopper seemed to be travelling very slowly – until we checked how fast the shadow ran across the ground! The doors had also been removed so Spencer was in the chopper – just! It made operating the video camera in the down-draught a real challenge.
These are the Bee Hives, one of the many fascinating features in the Bungle Bungles.
FITZROY CROSSING WA (Fitzroy River Lodge)
Lots of history in this town. The 100 year old Fitzroy Crossing Inn was impressive and the chef there does excellent barra + chips.
This is Geike Gorge, home to striking limestone cliff walls and many freshwater crocodiles.
DERBY WA (Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park)
We enjoyed dinner beside the Derby Jetty and watched a beautiful sunset, which was spectacular! We also happened to be in Derby during the Boab Festival and were treated to a street parade and a Saturday night fair.
This is the Boab Prison Tree and it is huge, though not a pretty place to spend the night!
BROOME WA (Broome Caravan Park)
We knew that getting a site would be tough in Broome and were lucky to get the last one in the 4th park (the first 3 were full). It is a very popular place and particularly so during school holidays - which just happened to be when we wanted to visit.
We saw the March of the Penguins at Sun Pictures, the oldest operating open-air cinema in the world. It is 90 years old and you sit in deck chairs. It was neat being able to see the sky and the movie at the same time. It was a really cool evening and we were glad we’d taken local advice and brought our doona and cushion. We had a great night.
Awesome too to fluke being in town for the “Stairway to the Moon” which happens when the full moon rises over the mud flats and ocean at low tide. Impressions were beautiful, fleeting and hard to photograph.
It was a real buzz to worship in Broome Uniting Church because Spencer’s grandfather ministered there in 1920-1922 when it was Broome Presbyterian Church.
Sunsets over Cable Beach are very beautiful. Rhonda had long dreamed of a sunset camel ride along Cable Beach and so camel ride we did! We are on the third camel from the front (see Spencer’s Akubra). It was semi-comfortable and Keshann made a good steed. You are a long way above the ground on a camel! It also took a day or two for our legs to return to normal.
With best wishes & God bless,
Spencer & Rhonda
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We managed to leave Kununurra at a record breaking 7:30am so that we would make it to Turkey Creek in time for our first helicopter ride. We flew over the Bungle Bungles and what an awesome flight it was. We flew low to the ground and the chopper seemed to be travelling very slowly – until we checked how fast the shadow ran across the ground! The doors had also been removed so Spencer was in the chopper – just! It made operating the video camera in the down-draught a real challenge..jpg)
These are the Bee Hives, one of the many fascinating features in the Bungle Bungles.
FITZROY CROSSING WA (Fitzroy River Lodge)
Lots of history in this town. The 100 year old Fitzroy Crossing Inn was impressive and the chef there does excellent barra + chips.
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This is Geike Gorge, home to striking limestone cliff walls and many freshwater crocodiles.
DERBY WA (Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park)
We enjoyed dinner beside the Derby Jetty and watched a beautiful sunset, which was spectacular! We also happened to be in Derby during the Boab Festival and were treated to a street parade and a Saturday night fair.
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This is the Boab Prison Tree and it is huge, though not a pretty place to spend the night!
BROOME WA (Broome Caravan Park)
We knew that getting a site would be tough in Broome and were lucky to get the last one in the 4th park (the first 3 were full). It is a very popular place and particularly so during school holidays - which just happened to be when we wanted to visit.
We saw the March of the Penguins at Sun Pictures, the oldest operating open-air cinema in the world. It is 90 years old and you sit in deck chairs. It was neat being able to see the sky and the movie at the same time. It was a really cool evening and we were glad we’d taken local advice and brought our doona and cushion. We had a great night.
Awesome too to fluke being in town for the “Stairway to the Moon” which happens when the full moon rises over the mud flats and ocean at low tide. Impressions were beautiful, fleeting and hard to photograph.
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It was a real buzz to worship in Broome Uniting Church because Spencer’s grandfather ministered there in 1920-1922 when it was Broome Presbyterian Church.
Sunsets over Cable Beach are very beautiful. Rhonda had long dreamed of a sunset camel ride along Cable Beach and so camel ride we did! We are on the third camel from the front (see Spencer’s Akubra). It was semi-comfortable and Keshann made a good steed. You are a long way above the ground on a camel! It also took a day or two for our legs to return to normal.
With best wishes & God bless,
Spencer & Rhonda
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posted by S and R caravan Oz at 1:59 a.m.
1 Comments:
Wow, it still amazes me all the wonders of Australia and just how unappreciated so mnay of it's wonders are.
Leaving at 7:30 for a helicopter ride isn't so bad...leaving at 4:30am for a hot air balloon ride, now that is hard work.
It's lovely to continue sharing your adventures with you and the photos are great.
I hope everything is holding together and that the rest of your trip will be stress and complication free.
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