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| We looked good, when we weren't trying to move! |
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| Town beach |
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| Shelling out |
After watching the recommencement of hostilities end up with the Frenchies
getting evicted from the campsite, we headed into the town centre to have an
expansive cooked breakfast, stock up on supplies, do a bit of souvie shopping
and get the spare tyre fixed.
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| We were told they're around here somewhere |
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| Footprints - they must be somewhere close! |
Stopped off at Guathemene Point to search for dinosaur footprints, but
unfortunately the tides were too high so had to settle for the views back
across Cable Beach and the example footprints. In the afternoon we delved into
the ocean proper on kayaks, around the same area – getting the views of the
sunset from the sea was refreshingly different. Marine life spotting was good
as well – saw more dolphins and a turtle (albeit briefly).
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| No sign of the dinos here... |
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| Time for a quick beer at The Divers Taver courtesy of Big Al |
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| A job well done |
After sorting out the quickest dinner and laundry ever, we headed out into
the bush out of town for Greg Quicke’s Astro Tour. Unbelievably clear night sky
(which only happens in Broome 300 days a year!) and stunning views of the Milky
Way and Saturn’s rings – the only downer was in the rush we neglected to load
up on bug spray, and were hassled by swarms of mozzies the entire time. Escaped
with surprisingly few bites which was a relief!
Key Learnings:
1.
Red Balloon are good enough to give you a 30 day grace period – thanks for
the kayak tour Nick!
2.
Language has not evolved since the days when it was believed that the earth
was flat – ‘watching the sun going down’ being a prime example (rather than ‘watching
the earth rotate away from the part of the sky that the sun is in’)
3. Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali (cannot confirm the spelling...) are the stars representing the balance beams on the Libra
constellation, and perhaps the coolest star names around!
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