Perth To Broome

Heading north from Perth, we traveled up the coast of Western Australia, passing through the Gascoyne
and Pilbara regions and, finally, passing into The Kimberley. We arrived in Broome for a three
night stay, taking a break from camping.

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In Perth after long flights, checking over the itinerary. (24,374 bytes) First stop north of Perth was the historic hamlet of Greenough. (12,399 bytes) You can wander through buildings of the early coastal settlement. (17,226 bytes) It's also a nice spot for lunch. (33,069 bytes) A dark but cool jail house kitchen. (14,469 bytes)
A bay near Kalbarri, our first overnight stop. (13,358 bytes) Looking for sea shells... (16,695 bytes) An eclectus parrot at the Rainbow Jungle - a great place! (31,820 bytes) brad on Hawk's Head Lookout, Kalbarri NP (21,189 bytes) Susan, hanging on for dear life... (24,944 bytes)
The dolphins at Monkey Mia (22,204 bytes) The real *star* at Monkey Mia - you don't have to wait for him! (26,108 bytes) Shell Beach (10,446 bytes) No sand... just billions and billions of shells (31,147 bytes) Joel and Brad on a shell dune (14,433 bytes)
Without these living rocks, we wouldn't be here! (28,763 bytes) There are only three places on earth with living stromatolites. (36,003 bytes) Susan and Joel cross the Tropic of Capricorn (14,720 bytes) Camping at the beach in Cape Range NP near Exmouth (9,293 bytes) This one will get to live another day... (21,343 bytes)
Try, try again... (17,337 bytes) And yes, these really are the colours of the Pilbara region (12,864 bytes) Cooking a hot breakfast for a very cold morning in Karijini NP (35,922 bytes) Too many cooks? (31,241 bytes) Caught in the act! (21,604 bytes)
Looking down into a gorge from Joffre Lookout (29,791 bytes) Beautiful wading pool are the rewards for exploration (41,021 bytes) The swimming pool at the bottom of Fortescue Falls (30,830 bytes) And where does this passage lead? (31,079 bytes) Brilliant flowering bushes were everywhere (23,254 bytes)
Hot at midday, cold at night (11,176 bytes) Palm trees... growing out of the rock walls (24,615 bytes) Alex, relaxing in the sun (31,103 bytes) caught taking a photo (22,972 bytes) The termite mounds are natural cooling towers (27,554 bytes)
Fishing off Ganthaume Point, Broome (19,420 bytes) No camping this time... (15,999 bytes) Susan's preparation of a euro (wallaby) skull (11,048 bytes) Ten miles of sand at Cable Beach, Broome (9,216 bytes)