We have spent four days in Broome. We have fortunate enough to be here for the stairway to the moon phenonomen which happend on two consecutive nights. The first night was a non event due to some cloud. Tonight however there was no cloud and the full moon rose spectacually, a bright orange in the inky darkness reflecting it’s light over the still glistening wet mud flats exposed at low tide thus resembling a staircase to the moon. This phenonomen happens every 28 days during the dry season only as it rises over the land during the wet season.
We have loved Broome. Cable beach is stunning with it’s amazing azure blue water and white sand stretching for miles. Sunset over Cable beach is amazing. A popular pastime is to take a camel ride on the beach at sunset
We visited the pearl luggers museum and learnt all about Broome’s pearling industry history. We learnt all about the divers who risked their lives first by diving just holding their breath and later in rubber suits, copper boots and copper helmet that all together weighed hundreds of pounds. There were many deaths.
Tomorrow we leave Broome and our next port of call is Port Hedland.