Sooo we camped the night by the side of the road and then the next
morning went about sampling some more canyons. Had a swim in one of
them which was nice, then more driving. Visited one place where 100m
high cliffs were entirely made of dead corals, and then another place
that had a 1 km walk in a cave complete with bats and wading through
cold dirty water, so some interesting stuff.
Late in the evening we crossed over off the Gibb River rd onto the
main road that leads to Broome. Slept the night at a rest spot, then
the next morning drove the rest of the way to Broome. Was nice and
sunny when we arrived but later that evening the weather went crazy.
First though we checked in to a caravan park for an unpowered site.
All the backpackers got put together in the shit area where the
toilets were filthy and the kitchen derelict. We checked out and found
another caravan place further from town that was $1 cheaper and a
million times nicer. Only issue is normally it's the carpark for the
rifle range but in peak season doubles as a caravan park. In the day u
get the odd firearm being let off...
Back to the weather, some crazy big storm cell moved in at around
midnight, he'll of a lot of rain and winds gusting to 80km/h. Vey bad
nights sleep as the tent got shaken around and flapped all night.
This morning this had calmed down, we did laundry, shopping, fixed the
radio, surfed the net for a little bit, then checked out cable beach
and the sunset. Went out for dinner, tappas and beer, was good
(infinitely better than tuna on bread, possibly not as good as a steak
and a glass of civilized red). Weather has again gone mental, wind is
smashing the tent around and I'm in for another awesome rollercoaster
bed ride.
morning went about sampling some more canyons. Had a swim in one of
them which was nice, then more driving. Visited one place where 100m
high cliffs were entirely made of dead corals, and then another place
that had a 1 km walk in a cave complete with bats and wading through
cold dirty water, so some interesting stuff.
Late in the evening we crossed over off the Gibb River rd onto the
main road that leads to Broome. Slept the night at a rest spot, then
the next morning drove the rest of the way to Broome. Was nice and
sunny when we arrived but later that evening the weather went crazy.
First though we checked in to a caravan park for an unpowered site.
All the backpackers got put together in the shit area where the
toilets were filthy and the kitchen derelict. We checked out and found
another caravan place further from town that was $1 cheaper and a
million times nicer. Only issue is normally it's the carpark for the
rifle range but in peak season doubles as a caravan park. In the day u
get the odd firearm being let off...
Back to the weather, some crazy big storm cell moved in at around
midnight, he'll of a lot of rain and winds gusting to 80km/h. Vey bad
nights sleep as the tent got shaken around and flapped all night.
This morning this had calmed down, we did laundry, shopping, fixed the
radio, surfed the net for a little bit, then checked out cable beach
and the sunset. Went out for dinner, tappas and beer, was good
(infinitely better than tuna on bread, possibly not as good as a steak
and a glass of civilized red). Weather has again gone mental, wind is
smashing the tent around and I'm in for another awesome rollercoaster
bed ride.
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