DAYS 45 - 53 BROOME & JINDABYNE

13-21 April 2008

DAYS 45 - 53 Pilbara – Kimberley Trip

BROOME & JINDABYNE

Broome

On his first day hubby got up at 5.00am to have a dawn trike flight. He found it very exhilarating and would love to get his license to fly one and would definitely love to have one.

He had an opportunity to fly it and thought it was absolutely fabulous.

The views from the trike were great.

During the week he got the tyres changed, the car serviced, the pop top scissors and windscreen fixed, the electrics re-checked and a new battery charger, as well as the odd repair/maintenance work done on the Oka. In between he explored Broome and got to know it very well.

In the evenings he would go to watch what he referred to as the ‘circus’ at Cable Beach and enjoyed the sunsets.

The circus was in reference to the 4WDs and camels trying to pass each other both ways on a narrow sandy rocky track.

On the last weekend he went out on a fishing charter that was an early birthday present from his family. He caught several snapper that is now frozen ready for dinner one night.



Jindabyne

On the Sunday I drove down to Jindabyne. On the way the rich colours of autumn framed the roadway in many places. The landscape is so different from the one we are travelling in.

I was warmly welcomed by my daughter’s family and my youngest son’s family as they had come down as well from Tura Beach. I enjoyed cuddles with the three grandchildren that were there that weekend.

I spent my week enjoying my new grandson as well as his older sister and giving a hand where I could. I even had a little time to quilt. I finished making his bassinet quilt. So he now has his little capsule quilt

and a bassinet quit.

The weather whilst mild was cold enough to warrant having the fireplace going all day and night. What a change from the heat. Before I knew it the week was over and my son-in-law drove me back to Canberra for my marathon trip back to Broome.

I left Jindabyne at 6.00am and got to Broome at 8.00pm – 16 hours later. I was exhausted and back in humid weather.