4 Stray Katz: Beautiful (Bug Free) Broome

We kept extending our stay in Broome, partly because Daniel was fixing the electrics in the car and van, and partly because it is just so lovely here. Great caravan park with a tropical pool, gorgeous Cable Beach within walking distance, great rock pools to explore, perfect weather (32 deg each day) and no bugs. We have spent several afternoons on a section of Cable Beach watching the sun move towards the horizon. You can drive on a section of Cable Beach though we made sure to keep our eyes on the ocean as this part of the beach is 'clothing optional' but the only people opting to leave theirs off were grey nomads! The camels also take people on rides up and down this part and the kids loved watching them. We decided to give the camel rides a miss as they are certainly not my fave animal! The kids enjoyed building a castle to keep them away from the incoming tide and it was cute watching them squeal and clamber up the sand castle when the waves came in. Whilst Mum and Dad were still here we explored the old town and learnt about the pearling history of Broome and saw the old pearling boats. We had a look at 120 million year old dinosaur footprints in the rocks along a section of the Broome coast. It was a super low tide and you had to clamber over rocks to get down. Daniel and I found them interesting but the kids found crab spotting more exciting! The kids have done heaps of bike rides and have enjoyed playing with other kids, including their friend Alexandra, who we knew from Coral Bay. We can definitely see the attraction of staying here for 3 months, as many grey nomads from around the country do. We plan to come back after doing the Gibb River Rd.
On our last day the beach was closed as a crocodile had been spotted! We'd swum every day prior to this without a thought so it was a good reminder of the perils of this lovely part of Australia.