Thursday, March 10, 2011
Great Aussie Adventure - Day 27
Today I left Halls Creek for a day of driving back to Broome. Just outside of Halls Creek is the turnoff to Wolf Creek Crater, it was a 130km drive, but if any of you have seen the Aussie movie 'Wolf Creek', you’ll know why I didn’t stop!!! Even had I had the time, I wouldn’t have stopped. Wolf Creek Crater is just where a meteor landed a long time ago and is a crater. But in the early 1990’s several tourists went missing here. And the movie just told a story of what happened to these people. (While watching this movie in the middle of the day with the sun out - I had to stop the movie with about 20 minutes left and make some lunch and talk on the phone and then watch the last 20 minutes - I was so scared!!! Thanks Shannon & Brian Spotts! But if you like scary movies, watch this one!)
Also, on the way, I stopped outside of Derby and saw the Boab tree there. This one is also huge!! And surprise, surprise, it has a hole in the trunk for prisoners I guess. The surveyor from yesterday had told me that the tree outside of Derby was more famous. I’d never heard of either before, but what can you do?
Signs showing how far I'd come & how far I still was going!!
Cool bridal '64 Mustang!! Complete with steering wheel on the right side!
And then back on the road to Broome. And when I got to Broome, I went to Cable Beach since I heard this is the beach to visit. And it sure is! This beach goes on forever!! And then the camel convoys started. There were 3 of them walking along the beach with people on their backs. I guess they do this 3 times a day, but the sunset one is the best. And with the sun setting into the Indian Ocean, it was great! And you can drive on part of the beach! I didn’t because I was afraid I was going to miss the convoy if I moved the car! But it was ok, I just made it anyway. And from the beach, I could see the lighthouse I had seen on Monday!
And then back to the hotel so I can sleep early for my flight to Darwin tomorrow. I hope Darwin is cooler, the high today was 35°C (95°F)!!! If not, at least I will be able to find some shorts!! (I figured out today that the Beast did in fact have AC!!!!)
Also, on the way, I stopped outside of Derby and saw the Boab tree there. This one is also huge!! And surprise, surprise, it has a hole in the trunk for prisoners I guess. The surveyor from yesterday had told me that the tree outside of Derby was more famous. I’d never heard of either before, but what can you do?
Signs showing how far I'd come & how far I still was going!!
Cool bridal '64 Mustang!! Complete with steering wheel on the right side!
And then back on the road to Broome. And when I got to Broome, I went to Cable Beach since I heard this is the beach to visit. And it sure is! This beach goes on forever!! And then the camel convoys started. There were 3 of them walking along the beach with people on their backs. I guess they do this 3 times a day, but the sunset one is the best. And with the sun setting into the Indian Ocean, it was great! And you can drive on part of the beach! I didn’t because I was afraid I was going to miss the convoy if I moved the car! But it was ok, I just made it anyway. And from the beach, I could see the lighthouse I had seen on Monday!
And then back to the hotel so I can sleep early for my flight to Darwin tomorrow. I hope Darwin is cooler, the high today was 35°C (95°F)!!! If not, at least I will be able to find some shorts!! (I figured out today that the Beast did in fact have AC!!!!)
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About Me
- Laura
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- I'm originally from Colorado, but I've been living in Australia for three years. Before that, I lived all over the U.S.: Washington State, Maine, California, Oregon, Nebraska, North Carolina, Arizona, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and more... No, I'm not a military brat or a military wife; I was a traveling nurse for 5 years so I moved to a new city every 3 months. During my travels, I became intrigued with lighthouses and started making plans to photograph as many as I could in whichever state I was living (including the two in Nebraska!) My blog is about my trips to various lighthouses, as well as other interesting trips. I hope you enjoy reading, and leave a comment or two!
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