Wednesday, 7 June 2023

 


After a glorious sleep in a comfortable bed and a delicious breakfast at the resort poolside cafe, Pete and i set off to explore Broome. First stop was Gantheaume Point. It is the home of Broome's lighthouse, racecourse and dinosaur tracks. The dinosaur tracks are only visible in the spring when the tide is out but we loved exploring the rocks here.



The ocean really was that blue!




The colours!!!


This photo was taken on the other side of the peninsular near the Port of Broome. Again amazing rock formations.


Honestly i could have spent all day gazing at the ocean and all the rocks and shells.




Sun Pictures Outdoor Cinema...built in 1916 as a purpose built picture garden. It is in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest operating picture garden in the world.




Streeters Jetty (circa 1890) was the centre of activity in the 1900s with the pearl luggers dropping off their shell to the sorting sheds.


This is The Bungalow, Town Beach... Pete and I loved seeing the wonderful works by renowned artists from around Australia. Both Pete and I agreed such a painting would look good in our new home. It took a while to decide which one we would buy as there were so many that we would have loved to own but finally we settled on this one...


I can't wait to hang it on our wall.


Before going out to dinner we watched the sun set at Cable Beach...and wow it was awesome...





Walked down the beach to see the camels...



The last night of our holiday...


Several hours later, after we we had eaten a delicious meal at Mr Saigon restaurant we saw the moon rise above Town Beach. Between March  and October for only three nights each month the full moon rises over the bay after the sun has set creating a staircase to the moon. The full moon reflects on the exposed mudflats at extremely low tide creating the illusion of a staircase to the moon.