Turns out life is pretty good when you skip work & fly to Broome 𓇼𓆉
Our time in Broome was split between an overnight adventure at Horizontal Falls, a few days exploring the Gibb River Road and discovering the vibrant and contrasting colours of this remote Western Australian town and coastline.
Our friends Bridget, Sean and their dog Numa had been travelling around Australia and recently settled in Broome for a few months. Timing our trip perfect, we caught up for lunch and a beer tasting paddle at Matso’s Brewery before heading off on our adventure, and afterwards at the iconic Cable Beach where we watched the camels at sunset followed by loaded schnitzels, beers and a game of pool at the Divers Tavern.
We explored the crystal-clear waters of Coconut Wells. The tide wasn’t quite high enough to enjoy the lazy lagoon but we still hopped in for a swim, explored the beach, rock pools and searched for shells and ghost crabs that would later become our fishing bait.
A drive out to Willie Creek Pearl Farm had us admiring the pearls, fishing the turquoise waters and spotting green sea turtles, while an afternoon exploring the red pindan bluffs and cliffs that overlooked the mudflats of Roebuck Bay and Crab Creek quickly became another favourite. As the boys searched for mud crabs, we soaked up the views before cooking up some coral trout tacos & crispy coral trout skin along with a few beers and the sunset before strolling the night markets at Town Beach for dinner and desert.
Everybody talks about Western Australia’s incredible sunsets, but no one mentioned the sunrises over the water could be just as spectacular! Entrance Point Boat Ramp certainty put on a show as we launched their boat and headed out in search for tusk fish, before making our way up Dampier Creek to try our luck with barramundi. With the tide running low, we navigated the shallow creek whilst catching the bottom of the boat on sandbars as we floated our way in. We spotting sea turtles and baitfish jumping around, caught flathead, catfish and a sting ray but sadly didn’t get any trophy catches.
Luckily, dinner was already booked at Papa Fuego for iconic South American dishes cooked by fire and margaritas to match.
Somewhere amongst it all we found time to explore Gantheaum Point, the red sands of Reddell Beach, Broome Port Jetty, Simpson Beach and Town Beach Jetty. We wandered the streets of the main town, browsing the shops and spotting Sun Pictures which is said to be the world’s oldest operating outdoor cinema that opened in 1916.
We loved Broome. Between the vibrant and contrasting colours of the landscape, the nearby natural wonders and catching up with friends, it certainly gave us plenty of reasons to return.
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