Fathers Day.
Still in Broome. Still not doing a lot.
Went to the Courthouse Markets this morning. Been there, done that. Nothing I needed.
Last nights Speedway was cancelled, not enough competitors!
The Shinju Matsuri (Festival of the Pearl) is normally held early to mid August. So far this year it hasn't even started. We are wondering if they are trying to take it back to Broome people only, as we are the last tourist van left in our caravan park and by the look of the numbers around town the other six parks are just as empty, so there is no one left to go to all the events they hold except the locals. It is not making sense. We finally got to be here when it should be on and will still miss it. Will not be attempting to see it again. Am over it now.
We are definately leaving here on Tuesday, heading further south. We will stop off at Pardoo (no phone or internet reception) for a couple of days then on to Point Samson for a few days so that we can pop in to Karratha and do our tax for this year.
Showing posts with label Broome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broome. Show all posts
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Thursday...1 September 2011
Still in Broome, still doing heaps of nothing. So relaxed we have extended our time here until next week. Missed the Opera Under the Stars last weekend, not enough time to get tickets and get organised, bit of a shame I suppose. Opera is not my thing but it surely would have been worth a look at such a different type of entertainment.
Yesterdays camp visitor was a stumpy tail, one of those lizards that look the same at the head and foot ends. It has a burrow under the tree of a site near us.
Tomorrow night is speedway. Cannot miss it, the track is right next door to the Caravan park, we heard some of the bikes practising today and had dust for afternoon tea!!! Will probably wander in and take a look.
Not sure but I think this weekend is also grand final time in the local footy.....might be interesting if we can find it.
Weather is still nice and warm, but we are apparently having some seriously heavy fog early in the mornings. Thought we were having really light showers but according to BOM it is heavy fog. Weird!
Pity it isn't killing the midgies that are biting and marking me top to toe. Life is becoming one big scratch and of course not a single bite on Himself. They are so fine they are getting inside and feasting on me in my sleep as well as making being outside a misery. Not a single mosquito anywhere just these tiny tiny specks of dust that bite. Mongrels.
Yesterdays camp visitor was a stumpy tail, one of those lizards that look the same at the head and foot ends. It has a burrow under the tree of a site near us.
Tomorrow night is speedway. Cannot miss it, the track is right next door to the Caravan park, we heard some of the bikes practising today and had dust for afternoon tea!!! Will probably wander in and take a look.
Not sure but I think this weekend is also grand final time in the local footy.....might be interesting if we can find it.
Weather is still nice and warm, but we are apparently having some seriously heavy fog early in the mornings. Thought we were having really light showers but according to BOM it is heavy fog. Weird!
Pity it isn't killing the midgies that are biting and marking me top to toe. Life is becoming one big scratch and of course not a single bite on Himself. They are so fine they are getting inside and feasting on me in my sleep as well as making being outside a misery. Not a single mosquito anywhere just these tiny tiny specks of dust that bite. Mongrels.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday...30 August 2011
Done a whole lot more of nothing. The weather has improved to 35c!
Went into town for a look at Chinatown this morning, had fish and chips for lunch. Went and got my nails painted a nice bright purple...
We had a visitor this morning, a frilled neck lizard that lives in the park and considers our site and the couple around us to be his own personal hunting patch. Himself threw a couple of crickets in his direction and he happily chomped into them. Wouldn't raise his frill though. Guess we not that scary to him!
Went into town for a look at Chinatown this morning, had fish and chips for lunch. Went and got my nails painted a nice bright purple...
We had a visitor this morning, a frilled neck lizard that lives in the park and considers our site and the couple around us to be his own personal hunting patch. Himself threw a couple of crickets in his direction and he happily chomped into them. Wouldn't raise his frill though. Guess we not that scary to him!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Saturday...27 August 2011
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Life is soooooo hard in Broome!
Been doing more of the nothing stuff, we sit outside the van in the 33c weather enjoying the breeze and the nice warm air. Every so often someone will wander past and stop for a chat otherwise we sit in the peace and serenity and watch others going about their holiday.
Couple of younger ones over the drive from us had a night on the town last night and came home late and noisy but did eventually quieten down sometime past one oclock.
There are heaps of fifth wheelers in Broome, the one next to us pulled out yesterday on the way to spend four months at a certain Perth park so no doubt we will bump into them again.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday...25 August 2011
So what have we done? Nothing, that is called slipping into Broome time!
The beauty of Broome is that there is very little to do and all day to do it in. We drove around town, took a look at Cable Beach, yep it is still there, the sand is still whiter than white the sea is still bluer than blue, the pretty people still litter the beach area covered in sunscreen and very little else....status normal.
The beauty of Broome is that there is very little to do and all day to do it in. We drove around town, took a look at Cable Beach, yep it is still there, the sand is still whiter than white the sea is still bluer than blue, the pretty people still litter the beach area covered in sunscreen and very little else....status normal.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday...23 August 2011
Well we have been to Derby. We went down to the wharf and had a look at the tide......
When the tyre place opened on Monday morning Himself wandered in and after doing most of the work himself (as the owner had wrecked his back over the weekend), got four new tyres on the F250 and put the four tyres off the car onto the caravan. So now we have Cooper tyres on both the car and the van. He is fairly pleassed with himself as the bloke at the tyre place was so grateful for the sale and the help he gave us a seriously good discount which made the tyres cheaper than they would have been in the city.
Our luck continued when I rang the Broome Caravan Park to ask when they were likely to have their first vacancy knowing that at this time of the year everything in Broome is booked solid. Seemed they could fit us in for as long as we liked beginning today...wonderful. So here we are in downtown sunny Broome enjoying the pleasant 33c weather and trying hard to speed up enough to slip into Broome time!!!! More information on how we are coping when we have had time to take a look around and see if there have been any changes since we were here last year.
Important note: THE best fish and chip shop in the north west is for sale. Hope it gets a good owner and is not shut down.
When the tyre place opened on Monday morning Himself wandered in and after doing most of the work himself (as the owner had wrecked his back over the weekend), got four new tyres on the F250 and put the four tyres off the car onto the caravan. So now we have Cooper tyres on both the car and the van. He is fairly pleassed with himself as the bloke at the tyre place was so grateful for the sale and the help he gave us a seriously good discount which made the tyres cheaper than they would have been in the city.
Our luck continued when I rang the Broome Caravan Park to ask when they were likely to have their first vacancy knowing that at this time of the year everything in Broome is booked solid. Seemed they could fit us in for as long as we liked beginning today...wonderful. So here we are in downtown sunny Broome enjoying the pleasant 33c weather and trying hard to speed up enough to slip into Broome time!!!! More information on how we are coping when we have had time to take a look around and see if there have been any changes since we were here last year.
Important note: THE best fish and chip shop in the north west is for sale. Hope it gets a good owner and is not shut down.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday...22 July
Another perfect day in paradise. Got me my very own portable twin tub washing machine, Is the cutest little machine, all blue and white, everytime I see it I just have to hug it!!! It will pay for itself inside 6mths. The average per load of washing in caravan parks is $4. And I do two or three every time I wash (weekly). We are working out what does or does not work for us and slowly changing or acquiring bits. Rather an intersting phase of the camping trip.
Spent the afternoon wandering around the shops in Chinatown and Johhny Chi Lane, including the many, many Pearl Galleries, did NOT buy any more pearls!! Found the designers most interesting and their work is simpy stunning. My favourtie piece was only $38,000.00. Can I pick em or what?? Checked out the Broome Beads shop but managed only a look, I found their prices a bit steep. Picked up a few packets of everyday beads at Streeters, another famous name in Broome.
Followed that by going out to Cable Beach to Zanders on the Beach and watched the sun set with a glass in hand and had dinner at the same location. Lovely little resturant, perfect food and service..and served with a smile, a most interesting experience for us. Was extemely civilized to sit in the resturant with the french doors opening directly onto the grassed area in front of Cable Beach and watching all sorts of people passing from mums and dads out for the day with the kids to the posers strutting their stuff along the beach front. Am constantly surprised and occasionally amused by the people and what they do.
Spent the afternoon wandering around the shops in Chinatown and Johhny Chi Lane, including the many, many Pearl Galleries, did NOT buy any more pearls!! Found the designers most interesting and their work is simpy stunning. My favourtie piece was only $38,000.00. Can I pick em or what?? Checked out the Broome Beads shop but managed only a look, I found their prices a bit steep. Picked up a few packets of everyday beads at Streeters, another famous name in Broome.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wednesday...21 July
Not much to report today. Lazy day catching up with boring housework and washing. Got the camping clothes hoist out of the box and used it for the first time. Wonderful little gadget. Holds a surprising amount of washing and so much easier having your washing on your site with no need to sit watch on public clothes lines or trot to and from every half hour checking the washing. Weather lovely, bit of a stiff breeze early, gone by lunch. Coming here is a bit like putting on a favourite pair of socks, warm and at times soggy but oh so comfortable. Just as well we could only get a four day booking, would be easy to slip into Broome time and stay put a while. Dear old Broome!!!!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tuesday...20 July
Up early (well early for us!) and had a nice easy drive 160kms into Broome this morning arriving around 10.30am. Had everything squared away and shipshape by 11.30 so had an early lunch and hit the shops for groceries and a quick peek at the town just to make sure it is still there..... All is well, Broome is still a bustling hive of tourist activity. Bought a couple of postcards and some groceries and called it a day. Home for happy hour in the tropical warm barmy breezy 30C day, followed by fish and chips from the bestest little fish shop north of the 26th parallel. Seriously this retirement stuff is hard work!!! Tomorrow I will take pics etc so until then you can all use your own memories of this little piece of paradise in the Kimberley.
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