Its been a while since the last blog but instead of writing about our first half of our Broome stay I have decided to keep it until we finish in Broome.
But, we have just had 3 great nights at Cape Leveque so thought we'd tell you about that. Its a place if you are in Broome that you should make time to go & visit. You can only get there by 4WD. Its about 200kms north of Broome & about 90kms of the road is dirt/sand & corrigated.
So, on Thursday we headed off with our camping gear in the car & made our way to Cape Leveque. On the way we stopped at Beagle Bay & checked out the famous Sacred Heart Church. This church has an amazing history & it shows all through the building. It is still used today by the local community & school which is right next door.
So after our visit here we made our way to Kooljaman where we set up our camp for the next 3 nights. Trent managed to get a great site before we started setting up, he saw a whale breeching just of the western side beach!
Once we were set up we made some lunch & then it was time to head to the swimming beach on the eastern side of the cape. We walked over past the light house to get there. It was beautiful! Lovely white sand (after walking past all the red dirt to get there) & the water is a beautiful blue & green colour but very clear once you get to it! We spent about an hour & a half enjoying the water. Back at camp we went back over to the sunset area & we watched more whales playing about in the water. Time for dinner & then it was showers & bed time.
On Friday we took a drive to One Arm Point. This is another Aboriginal Community at the top of the Dampier Peninsula. We had to pay our $10 per adult to enter the town but it did include a visit to the Hatchery. It was pretty cool to see all the different fish found locally in the area. We had our own personal tour so it was lots of fun.
Once we finished at the Hatchery we took a bit more of a drive around & had a look at the lookout where we could see the start of the 1000 Islands & some more lovely beaches.
On our way back to camp we stopped by the Cygnet Bay Pearl farm to book in a tour for the next day. After some lunch we went back to camp & got organised & then got in the car & headed to the beach that you can drive on & swim at. We had a great afternoon swimming & enjoying the sunshine on the lovely white sand.
Saturday came & we headed back to the Pearl Farm for our tour by 9.30am. First we were taken for a talk & a short DVD to watch on the history of the farm. Then we were shown pictures & had it explained to us how they culture their pearls. Then we did some Pearl appreciation & learn't about the grading & different lusters of the pearls. After that we had a look through the gallery & saw lots of beautiful designs that were displayed. We then went out on the water on the boat & we got to see where they xray, harvest, grow & culture the pearls. Back on land & back in the gallery Trent treated me to my long awaited Pearl - I will now be bringing it home to have it turned into a ring! Can't wait to see the finished product. We also got the girls and Maurie some seedless spec pearls which we are going to have made into earings. Of course Maurice will be able to just put his aside & one day can decide who he might give his too!
We had a light lunch before leaving the pearla farm & then headed back to camp. We spent some time at the tent & then went over to the grassed area & the sunset deck where we spent the rest of the afternoon watching whales, playing Uno & simply relaxing. After watching the sun set we ordered Pizza for dinner & ate as the sky went dark!
Today we were up bright & early for the big pack up. After that we had some breaky & then showers & we were on our way! On the way back we did drive into a couple of other Aboriginal communities just to see the difference between them all.
We got back to Broome just on lunchtime so we had some lunch & then it was time to go back to the van & do the big clean up. We got it done & while I was finishing off the washing Trent & the kids went for a swim in the pool. Then it was time for showers, a few Father's day phone calls & some dinner.
Now here I am & listening to all the kids snore while I write this blog. We have a few more days left in Broome & then we will finally be making our way south!
Hope everyone is well & you have all enjoyed your Father's Day. Take care everyone xo
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