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Freshwater Croc. Geikie Gorge

Limestone sculptured by natur - Geikie

More Sculptures

Geike Gorge

Huge and contorted Boab

Well, this is really just an excuse to put more photos up, but I have just been rather caustically reminded that we did do a couple of other things while we were here in Broome. We actually drove off-road up to Willie Creek, Coulomb Pt, Quondong Beach and James Price Pt. James Price Pt is where Mr Barnett wants to put the new gas hub. We saw quite a few anti-gas signs along the way. Not wishing to get political, I will post a photo of the spot where they want to put the hub (as far as we know) and let you form your own opinion. The road was a bit dubious and it was our first experience of red dust roads, Doug coped like a pro and we were pleasantly surprised. There was a high degree of concentration required tho’ and not a little muscle holding on to the steering wheel so we opted out of the longer drive up to Cape Leveque.
The other outing was just yesterday, we went out (off road again!) to the Bird Sanctuary. Broome is one of the world’s hotspots for birds, attracting hundreds of varieties, particularly in the wet. Many of the birds who visit here migrate from far away, some even come from Siberia. I can’t say that we saw an over abundance of our feathered friends and neither did we expect to, being off season as such. The place was delightful however, and we did spend a lovely hour or so just watching the ocean and the birds that were there. We discovered myriad little tracks, looking very much like Aboriginal Art – we were told they may belong to little Hermit crabs, but I am still dubious. There is a hide there where you can watch bush birds and wallabies come in to drink at the bird baths provided. Once again a lovely experience. We actually saw a couple of big males face off but one of them backed off before any real fighting happened. Stay well. Steph.