DAY 64 BACK IN BROOME

2 May 2008

DAY 64 Pilbara – Kimberley Trip

BROOME - AGAIN

A brilliant dawn greeted us this morning. Interesting night last night as around midnight I got up and found that the lights were not working. Hubby got up and found that the solar regulator had switched off the power to our freezer and lights. A bit of panic but he got it going. Nothing lost - everything fine with the stuff in the freezer.

By 7.00am we were on the road back to Broome. First stop was to get the breaks checked. After that was done we booked into Palm Grove Caravan Park again – very nice place. I stayed behind to updated the blog whilst he went to the auto electrician. All batteries are charging fine but the fuse that he could not move is actually bolted in and the screw at the back had become loose at the volt meter. Hurray – problem solved. Then he went back to the All Volts place and they changed the regulator under warranty as it should not have shut down when it did.

Restocked and refuelled for the big trip ahead. Gibb River Road is open but some bits off it are still closed. Tomorrow we are going to recheck which roads are open to decide our final direction. We will either go via Purnulu, Kununurra to the Gibb or Derby, Gibb then Kununurra. The rivers and creeks are up and the advisory is not to cross the rivers unless the depth and velocity have been checked. Neither is keen to walk a crossing in croc country.

After a swim in the lovely pool here we went to Divers Tavern for some great ribs.

Tomorrow we will recheck the courthouse markets as the bustle and atmosphere was so great last time. The markets on the stairway to the moon nights were also full of people and lots of food stalls but not as many crafts stalls.