CRUISE KIMBERLEY ISLANDS CRAB RACES & ROCKS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
OVERNIGHT SLEEP ON THE BEACH SWAGS ROLLED OUT Exploring uninhabited islands in Western Australia. No mangroves. Clear warm water. No...
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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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FIND & HOLD JASPER Australia Big Righthand Turn MARBLE BAR
DAY 10 Try my luck finding gold in a hot and dry creek bed - Traveldriven Marble Bar The town of Marble Bar was named after a nearby jasper bar was mistaken for marble. The jasper bar runs across the bed of the Coongan River. Large gold nuggets were discovered as a result of the Marble Bar goldrush. The 333 ounce Little Hero The 413 ounce (11.7kg) Bobby Dazzler The 332 ounce (9.4kg) General Gordon All were found in the goldfields around the town. I gathered several hand size
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HOTTEST TOWN IN AUSTRALIA Big Righthand Turn MARBLE BAR Day 9
Great Northern Highway The highway is the longest in Australia with a total length of 3,200 km. This inland highway connects Perth to Wyndham in the far North of Western Australia. Travelling from Perth the highway route passes through Newman and onto Port Hedland on the coast. Newman is the turn off to the town of Marble Bar. The turnoff onto the road called Marble Bar Road continues to the small stop of Nullagine and onto Marble Bar. A road distance of about 300 km. Marble
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