Broome

19 July 2012

Arrived Broome.

In Broome now and its very busy with tourists. The weather is great.
Lucky to get a powered site at the caravan park.

Ma & Poppa
Photos below
Email update, 20 July 2012

We are in Broome until 24th July and are enjoying the warm days and must warmer nights. Broome is just full of tourists especially grey nomads.
We thought Katherine had progressed since our last visit and is quite a modern town. We left there 6th July and spent two free camps on the
way to Kununurra. Across the border into WA and we had to stop at the quarantine station and they took an onion off us and a cucumber off
the others. We arrived Kununurra 8th July for a week. Enjoyed our week there and caught up on washing shopping and sightseeing. Even spent a half day
at Kununurra Show. Drove to Wyndham one day past Parrys Lagoon and the view from the lookout Wyndham is spectacular.
Then we travelled onto Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing to Broome with three free camps on the way. At Mary Pool free camp there would
have been 100 vans for the overnight.

Plenty of caravans on the roads and at the free camps. Broome is just crawling with us all. We have seen more of Broome this trip and it is
a lovely holiday spot. Will probably go to view the sunset tonight. The Kimberleys are just amazing and the colours and formations breathtaking.

All travelling well and so far so good. Poppa is today changing a reading light to 12volt as when we free camp it was a bit hard to read at night from the dome light
in the ceiling.

Next week we travel down to Port Headland and should get some fishing in along the coastline.

Must away and love to all. Ma and Poppa

 20 July 2012

Gantheaume Bay, Broome near Cable Beach

 Gantheaume Bay

 Cable Beach, Sunset

Cable beach

 21 July 2012
Broome Bird Observatory

 23 July 2012
Memorial to Serviceman at Broome

Open air picture theatre, Broome

Pearl diver, Broome

Nillibubbach

18 July 2012

Leaving Fitzroy Crossing.

Free camp tonight Nillibubbach.

Then Broome 19 - 23 July.

Ma & Poppa

Fitzroy Crossing

17 July 2012

In Fitzroy Crossing for tonight.

Ma & Poppa

Boab Rest Area 18th July outside Fitzroy Crossing

Halls Creek & Mary's Pool

16 July 2012

At Halls Creek for coffee and fuel.

Tonight at Mary's Pool.

Ma & Poppa

Leycesters Rest

15 July 2012

Last night was free camp at Leycesters Rest.

Ma & Poppa

Kununnurra

8 July 2012

Arrived Kununurra for a week.

It's only 8.30am here. We are in a queue to book in at 10am. May be powered site tonight but definitely from tomorrow.

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Setting up. Have power.

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In Kununurra now for a week. Very warm here and glad the cold wind and hopefully cold nights have gone for a while. Very nice drive through Victoria River and Timber Creek.

Photos below

7 July 2012, Very pretty area around Victoria River

8 July 2012, Crossing NT border with WA. They took an onion from us and a cucumber from others. No fruit or veges allowed into WA.

10 July 2012

Wyndham

11 July 2012
Parry's Lagoon, outside Kununnurra


15 July 2012
Heading for Broome by 19th via several free camps.

Ma & Poppa

Saddle Up...

7 July 2012

In Timber Creek for fuel and coffee

Saddle Creek Free Camp for the night.

Ma & Poppa

Mathieson

6 July 2012

At Mathieson Rest Area Free Camp for the night.

Ma & Poppa

Ahhhh.....Katherine

5 July 2012

In Katherine and the weather is warm but I am surprised how cold the nights have been.
A modern looking town.
Only here till Friday and then WA.

Ma & Poppa

Email Update:

Hi All

Still travelling well and enjoying the sights.

We left Mt Isa and travelled to Cape Crawford (Via Camooweal and Brunette Downs) When we got there, there was only the pub with the caravan park which
did not look inviting so we went across to the Gulf of Carpentaria and stayed at Borroloola. A very friendly town and another 60km to Bing Bong which is on the Gulf and where they export zinc. Nothing much else there except fishing. The boys did not catch anything but did try.

Then we travelled across to Daly Waters and visited the famous PUB with all its history attached. Just spent 1 night in Katherine and another tonight.
Katherine is a modern town and very tidy. We did the gorge tour on a previous trip so have just washed, stocked the pantry, and enjoyed power for our stay.

Tomorrow we leave for Kununurra where we will stay a week. Will spend 2 nights free camping on the way. The nights have been cold but the days are warm.

Meeting lots of lovely people who are travelling and the roads out here are just full of caravans. Everywhere we go the caravans are just lined up. Even the free
camps are packed. Katherine relies on tourists and I can honestly say I have never seen more anywhere else. Woolworths was a nightmare in Katherine not
only finding a park but the queues in Woolworths was frustrating.

Must away and dont forget to checkout the blog that H has set up www.poppandma.blogspot.com.au

Love to all. Miss you heaps. Ma and Poppa

6 July 2012
Leaving Katherine. Two free camps and then Kununurra for a week.

Ma & Poppa

6 July 2012, Katherine

4 July 2012, Who knows what this is?
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Termite mound, near Mataranka

Warloch

3 July 2012

Last night free camp at Bullwaddy and are just leaving Daly Waters Pub.

Another free camp at Warlock tonight and into Katherine tomorrow.

Ma & Poppa

3 July 2012, The Famous Daly Waters Pub

Bullwaddy

2 July 2012
Spent the night at Bullwaddy.

Ma & Poppa