MALCOLM'S CROCS BROOME Australia Big Righthand Turn Day 23
DAY 23 In northern Australia, Western Australia and across to Queensland the saltwater crocodile population is growing in large numbers. More so in the multiple river systems near Darwin such as the Adelaide, Mary, and Daly Rivers. Along with many billabongs and estuaries. The saltwater crocodile population in Australia is estimated at 100,000 to 200,000. Crocodile habitat extends from Broome, Western Australia through all of the Northern Territory coast and all the way south
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OUTBACK LOCALS UPSET Australia Big Righthand Turn Day 22 WESTERN AUSTRALIA
the local police pulled over in their patrol van I'm in trouble -Traveldriven Bidyadanga Otherwise known as La Grange, in the Kimberley region, is the largest Aboriginal community in Western Australia. A population of about 750 residents. One hundred and eighty kilometres (110 mi) south of Broome and 1,590 kilometres (990 mi) from Perth. The traditional owners of the land are the Karajarri people. Entry to Bidyadanga is restricted. Permit may be required. I was offered an opp
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WALK IN DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS Australia Big Righthand Turn Day 21
Day fourteen to twenty sailing on the MV Oceanic. Return to Broome Day 21 Dinosaur Footprints Gantheaume Point is a promontory about six kilometres (3.7 mi) from Broome, Western Australia. Dinosaur footprints and plant fossils, are preserved in the sandstone. Low red cliffs are set back off the shoreline. During low tide, dinosaur footprints can be seen uncovered by water about thirty metres (98 ft) out from the shore. There is no beach access. These prints are fairly well p
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BROOME GINGER BEER BREWERY Day 13 WESTERN AUSTRALIA
tales of the week's activities that quite often ended with a quiet night time beverage at sea -MV Oceanic shipmates DAY 13 Sunday Broome Broome has tide waters that encroach on both sides of the town. The waters of Roebuck Bay extend from the main jetty at Port Drive to Sandy Point and Broome Town Beach shoreline. These and other areas provide views over the mud flats of the famous ' Staircase to the Moon '. Once a month, during this event, a clear night sky, a receding tide,
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STAIRCASE TO THE MOON & CABLE BEACH BROOME Australia Big Righthand Turn
DAY 12 CABLE BEACH BROOME WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cable Beach is a twenty-two km (14 mi) stretch of white sand beach on the Indian Ocean in Broome. Although it's not unheard of to see crocodiles, the sea water can be somewhat cold. Cable Beach was named after the telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889. Broome is a former pearling town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Cable Beach is famous for swimming and beach activities. Beware of sea snakes. Crocodile
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SAND ON FIRE SANDFIRE ROADHOUSE Australia Big Righthand Turn Day 11
DAY 11 The sand being so hot it appeared to be on fire. -Ludwig Leichhardt (explorer) 1845 diary entry Sandfire Roadhouse Western Australia The place is in effect just a roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia between Port Hedland and Broome. On the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert. Sandfire is one of three fuel stations (the others being Pardoo closed 2023, and Roebuck 15 minutes drive outside of Broome) in the six hundred and ten km between the tw
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