Broome

The long dirt road finally came to an end and just a few miles up the bittumen was the town of Broome. Broome was founded in the late 1880s as a pearling port. Today it is a tourist destination with the Indian Ocean on one side and Roebuck Bay on the other.

After being in the Outback for awhile, we decided to treat ourselves with a stay at the Cable Beach Resort. The beach was named for the telegraph cable that was laid between Broome and Java in 1889. The beach runs for 22 kilometers along the azure colored Indian Ocean. Our stay on this side of Broome was a great way to dust off the red dirt and join civilization again.

The Indian Ocean at Cable Beach

Sally Holding up the sun at Cable Beach. It didn't work!

Sunset at Cable Beach

Camel Rides on Cable Beach
The camels have just finished there stroll along the beach with the passengers watching as the sun sets on the Indian Ocean. Since I had my camel ride last summer we decided to just watch everyone else and take pictures as the camels walked back to their accomodations.



After a few days at Cable Beach we headed to the Roebuck side of Broome. Here we enjoyed the local market, walks through town and hours on the veranda overlooking the mangroves lining the bay.

Mangroves lining Roebuck Bay

We spent hours watching the high and low tides of the bay. During the low tides a narrow river ran down the center of the bay. The small island was accessible by foot. As tides changed the bay returned and boats traveled the waterways. Fun and relaxing!

Broome was a great stop but after trading in our 4wdr for a car we started our 4,400kilometer drive to the southern part of Western Australia.