25.09.2015 Cape Leveque

Beaches and Aborigines

At the tip of the Aboriginal 'land' Dampier Peninsula is Cape Leveque, about 200 km from Broome.

Together with Enzo and Elodie, we made our way there and spent two days there. We knew that the road there was not paved, but we did not expect what awaited us :-D. The road was partly so steep on both sides that it felt like we were driving in a half circle. We also drove over small hills that we couldn't see because of the dust.. our car even lifted off the ground once. 40 km before Cape Leveque, we stayed overnight at a gravel pit to save accommodation costs. (Also, we arrived very late) Here too, we made a campfire again and met a very nice couple from New Zealand met.Am. The next morning, we continued the remaining 40 km to Cape Leveque. There we had to pay $15 per person as tourists, which we unfortunately did not know beforehand.. total rip-off! Just to stay there.

We just hoped that it would be worth it to come here for the journey and the money. Cape Leveque itself could be seen quite well with a few stops. Our first stop was a nature center where turtles, 'Nemo' fish, and other animal species are protected and bred to prevent them from becoming extinct. It was really funny that we were allowed to feed a Baramundi fish and were totally startled by it :-D. The fish came out of the water totally unexpected and super fast to grab its food. We were also shown another fish whose name we have forgotten. It shot its food like a frog with precision. Unbelievable! After a guided tour of this center, we went to the beaches, which were nice but nothing special or new compared to the beaches we have already seen.

After lunch, we found a great place with mangroves in turquoise water and we were even able to swim a little. Mike went snorkeling with Enzo and found a fishing reel. Later he wanted to fish with his fishing rod but unfortunately, it broke =(. Well, at least we still have the fishing reel. On the way back to Broome, there were more stops like a lagoon or other things, but they were all chargeable.. we didn't want to spend more money and decided to skip these things. In retrospect, we would not recommend going to Cape Leveque, it is just too expensive for what you get.. especially if you consider where we have already been without paying anything.