As we drove across the Gibb River Road we met several families who raved about Cape Leveque (220km north of Broome), and in particular about Kooljaman Resort (Camping and various forms of glamping). As we got closer the legends of the beauty of the cape and difficulty of the road grew. We had to go!
We rang Julia's mum and said if she could get to Broome the next day we had room for her in the car. Being an adventurer, and having never made the cape before, she hopped on the next plane!
It was an amazing place! We would love to have a fortnight on the Damper Peninsula. Julia and Tony had a brilliant windless dawn kayak around the northern tip of the cape!
Our google map . For those following our travels we are on the last page of this map (the navigation panel is at the lower left of the screen)
The fantastic sand road onto the cape (90km of about 200km). No more bumpy than the many other roads on our travels. Lots of car carcasses though. Cool.
The catholic Sacred Heart Mission. The alter is finished in shells from the local beaches.
Three generations of Hogbin/Playford/Roberts's with their amazing shell hoard.
The incredible red cliffs of Kooljaman.
Driving down to the western beach 1970's style.
The brilliant sunsets. We watched a pod of whales go by and saw two spectacular breaches in the fading light. Magic.
Max saluting the setting sun. We hear it's cold in Brisbane at the moment ;-)
On the road!
Sunset at the swimming beach.
Cynthia and Laura making a spear on one of "Bundy's cultural tours". He is an elder of the mob that owns the resort. It was fantastic.
Laura, hunting Barracuda!
At the eastern swimming beach.
Family at sunset.
Cynthia shouted us all a fantastic flight from the Cape out over the Buccaneer Archipelago. We jagged a pick-up from the Cape that was cheaper for five of us than a flight for two from Broome!
I want a yacht!
The falls. When the tide range is high these flow like waterfalls as giant "lakes" of trapped ocean flow from high to low water.
Max taking flying lessons.
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