During the 1890s, Broome, also called the Pearl of the North, became what
was supposed to be the world's pearling capital. Nowadays, Beef and Tourism are the main industries,
although the pearling has not disappeared from the southern gateway to the Kimberley.
Among the major highlights are the beautiful Cable Beach, the red cliffs at Gantheaume Point
bearing dinosaur footprints, Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park, Broome Bird Observatory or perhaps a
visit to nearby Willie Creek Pearl Farm, just to name a few. Another famous one is a ride over Cable Beach,
either by horse or camel. You could consider a scenic flight over Buccaneer Archipelago
or just relax on long stretched Cable beach.
Cable
Beach offers some 20 Kms of fine white sand and turquoise water.
The
city hosts what is probably the world's oldest operating cinema, the Sun
Pictures.
The
Dino prints at Gantheaume Point are only visible on low tides. It is suggested
that
you
join a tour, otherwise you'll risk to step through them without even noticing.
In
this region, we came to see our first road trains, trucks which may reach
lengths up to 50 meters,
and
which you should possibly avoid. Due to their size, it will be hard to
suddenly stop them, and you're
surely
not here to risk your life or your car. Their many victims can be seen
about anywhere on Australian roads.
About
halfway between Broome and Port Hedland, the next city some 600 Kms going
south,
you
can plan a stop over at Eighty Mile Beach. This is a beautiful stretch
of beach offering
fishing
and lots of varieties of shell washed ashore.
Kimberley Broome and 80Mile Beach Karijini Millstream Chichester to Carnarvon Shark Bay
Kalbarri and Nambung Perth and York Wave Rock and Goldfields Esperance Stirling Range
Rainbow- South Coast and Southwest Corner
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