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Day 92-95 Broome

Wɔatintim: 15.09.2022

After days in the red dust & heat of the Gibb, we are happy to be back in a small town with beaches & food & sightseeing: Broome.

During our days in Broome it was also time for the staircase to the moon event: once a month in the dry at full-moon time the moon rises over the mud flats at Town Beach (at low tide), so it looks with the light of the moon and the wet bits of the mud flats as if there is a staircase on the mud flat directly to the moon. First night of the full moon time, there is also a small Town Beach Full Moon Market with a few food stalls and some art, jewellery and clothes on sale. Well, the staircase to the moon was not as impressive as other photos suggested, but it probably depends on the mud flats, wet and for the photos on your camera. We went first and second night to get some photos, first night at Town Beach was pretty disappointing, while the second night near the Mangrove Hotel gave better views.

Staircase to the moon...
Staircase to the moon...

In Broome there are some beaches, where you can have a walk on the beach at low tide to discover otherwise by the water hidden, more or less ancient things: Stuart wanted to look for Dinoprint at first, so one day at low tide we were heading early in the morning to Gautheaume Point. After walking from the car park to the rocky edge of the beach, you need to scramble and climb over high rocks to get down to the beach, where you can discover different Dinoprints walking around on the exposed rocks at low tide. As there is still lots of water inbetween the rocks you can also discover plants & animals like a moving sea star.

Stuart discovered Dinoprint at Gautheaume Point
Stuart discovered Dinoprint at Gautheaume Point
More Dinoprints at Gautheaume Point
More Dinoprints at Gautheaume Point
living sea star at Gautheaume Point
living sea star at Gautheaume Point
Gautheaume Point
Gautheaume Point

Stuart was very excited about the Dinoprints, so we also went to Riddell Beach to look for more Dinoprints. At the Gautheaume Point also other people were looking for Dinoprints, so easy to find one following others, but here at Riddell Beach there was nobody to see. Anyways, after looking around a bit more, we discovered some fine Dinoprints. Stuart was happy about this, but we had to call it a day because with one foot hurt scrambling over the rocks, there is no more walking but only resting for the day.

Riddell Beach
Riddell Beach
Riddell Beach: Dinoprint
Riddell Beach: Dinoprint

Another morning, it is time to get up really early to be one hour before the very low tide at Town Beach to walk about 1,5 km through the mud to the only at very low tide emerging WWII plane wrecks. The walk to the wrecks takes quite some time and if you are going barefoot because you have no footwear suitable for water, it is more then likely that you step on sharp edges & stones, cutting your sole of the foot, making any walking for some days pretty painful. So as your are looking (if possible) carefully where to put your foot you can also discover a crab having breakfast and some kind of snail on the move...

Sunrise Town Beach
Sunrise Town Beach
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
WWII Plane Wreck
crab having breakfast at Town Beach
crab having breakfast at Town Beach
Town Beach
Town Beach

The remaining time on the days in Broome were used for getting another car service done (took 1 full day from early morning to very late afternoon, and cost lots of $$$$), reading & planning our trip onwards to Exmouth & Perth as well as catching up on food, sleep, laundry and remote work.

Stuart enjoys pancakes with nutella
Stuart enjoys pancakes with nutella
Town Beach  Market
Town Beach Market
.... next day, more pancakes...
.... next day, more pancakes...


Passionfruit cheesecake with  mango smoothie
Passionfruit cheesecake with mango smoothie


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