Broome?
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 10, 2005 at 12:28
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Hi all, the missus scored a 5 day holiday in
Broome through work and we're leaving next Wednesday. Woohoo! Unfortunately we're flying there and back, but I'm intending to hire a 4x4 for a few days and have a good look around while I'm up there. As the rental vehicle won't have any recovery gear, compressor etc, it will just be normal tourist stuff unfortunately.
Any suggestions from the collective brains trust here for some good things to do and see in and around
Broome? Haven't been there in 10 years, so I'm sure I won't even recognise the place.
(BTW: In 1988, me, 7 mates and 3 dogs all pooled our money and bought some 44's of fuel, a 25kg bag of spuds and some onions and curry powder and as many cartons of Emu Export (crap beer) we could fit in the tray of a truck. We loaded it all into an unlicensed 1968, left hand drive, 2.5l 6cyl petrol Mercedes Unimog some mates got at an auction for bugger all, fitted a set of dodgy number plates and took off for a wet season 'tour' of the Kimberleys. We made it almost all the way to
Broome (at 45km/h) when a cop spotted Jason taking leak standing on the A-frame of the trailer (standard procedure) on the way into town.
We were allbleep(of course), hadn't showered since
Perth and we had a roo we'd shot earlier roped to the trailer for dinner that night. We were escorted into town by the officer so all the cops at the station could come out for a look at us. After much discussion and head scratching they told us to stay the night somewhere and come back to the cop
shop in the morning. Expecting the worse, we went back with our heads bowed and the head copper gave us a verbal blasting. After checking the brakes and lights worked, he then issued us with a temporary vehicle permit to travel back from
Broome to
Perth in the Unimog for 'repairs and licensing purposes' and told us to get out of there laughing. No charges, no fines, nothing. We weren't hurting anyone I guess. Why aren't cops like that anymore? Good times)
Reply By: Member - Anni M (SA) - Friday, Mar 11, 2005 at 09:25
Friday, Mar 11, 2005 at 09:25
Lucky you! We got back from
Broome 2 weeks ago (we flew this time too). The wet season has been unseasonably dry, so access to
Cape Leveque and the
Gibb river road is pretty good at the moment. However that could change if it rains significantly. If you go to
Cape Leveque then don't miss the church at
Beagle Bay (decorated with pearl shell, its amazing), spend at least one night at Middle
Lagoon, visit
Lombadina and One Arm Point and spend at least one night at Kooljaman. I go along with the people who suggested walking along the jetty, and you should have fish and chips at
the Wharf restaurant. Really good coffee is available at Blooms in
Carnarvon Street. Go for a walk around old
Broome and see the original pearlers houses - more like the
Broome of old. Have a drink at the Mangrove and look over
Roebuck Bay.
Broome has changed since you were last there, but look past the shops and housing estates, its still a very lovely place.
Happy travels
Anni
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