Broome

Wow- it’s hard (and sad) to believe we’ve made it to the last leg of the roadtrip, Broome. 3 months has gone in a flash. We had originally planned to go up the Stuart Hwy, then across to WA, down the WA coast, and back home through the Nullabor. I think it was by Day 2 or 3 we realised that we wouldn’t cover as much ground as we had thought, not if we wanted to stop at different locations and enjoy them for a while. For example, we thought we’d only stop in Kakadu for a couple of days, but that turned into a couple of weeks. Same with Darwin etc. So three months goes pretty fast, without covering much ground at all. A couple of the families we’ve met in Broome have been on the road for 19 months, another for 4 years!!! All are doing long distance education and have fallen into a really enjoyable routine of study in the morning, beach in the afternoon.

We met up with a friend from Melbourne Tif, who has been living in Broome for the past 10 years. She took us out mud crabbing, (along with her 2 kids) which Jett absolutely loved. We then drove over to Crab Creek and BBQ’d it for breakfast, and I gotta say, it was one of the best breakfasts I’ve had in awhile!!

Broome’s been all beautiful beaches, camels and pearl farms. Cable Beach was shut for 24 hours due to a croc sighting- yikes!! But apart from that it’s been very relaxing, and a nice way to finish the trip.

Thanks for reading my blog. I’ve had fun writing it, and for once, it’s been nice to document some travels. I’ve been reading through earlier entries, and had already forgotten half the stuff we did! See you all back in Melbourne Xx