It was definitely a good decision to have an extra day in Broome but it was more by good luck than good judgement. We awoke to gusting winds up to 50 kph and it continued for most of the day so travelling would have been almost impossible.

Nothing better to do but to check out Broome and its history. First port of call was the Broome Historical Museum which provided a good insight into the history of Broome including its pearling and World War 2 attack.

Following around the coast we visited Entrance Point (with wild weather), Gantheaume Point with its dinosaur prints (although they were under metres of water) and finally to Cable Beach were we went for a paddle in the Indian Ocean. It was not a bad beach but the wind today was not a huge welcome to enjoy it.

Finishing up the afternoon, we used the Jetty to Jetty Trail app to find out a little more history of the town leading into a sunset to the west.

The highlight of night life in Broome is the Sun Picture Gardens which is the world’s oldest picture gardens still in operation. Tonight’s offering was You Can See Me 2, so we grabbed some popcorn and took our seats in the front row. With the sun setting and the moon and stars appearing, the movie started which was only interrupted by 3 planes flying overhead taking off from the nearby Broome International Airport (they came straight over the centre of the screen). A good night out followed up by pizza back in the van.

Tomorrow is another travel day to Fitzroy Crossing and it looks like the wind has stopped for now.

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