Broome to Port Samson

Hello again,
We spent 12 days in Broome, and found it to be of a cosmopolitan nature. Whilst there, Avril got the flue & kindly shared it with me. We both had to go to the doctors for antibiotics, $79 each per visit. If your time is over 15minuits, then the fee would have been $159 per visit. Nothing is cheap here, but the atmosphere is great. we were lucky with our caravan park in Broome, our site was right next to the swimming pool which was huge & fabulous. We had our first swim in the Indian Ocean, at town Beach, & drank wine & ate nibblies on Cable Beach at sunset, whilst watching the camel trains. We also went to a pearling farm called "Willy Creek", where Avril tried on a $20,000.00 string of pearls. Unfortunately they didn't suit her, so she had to settle for a $40.00 pair of pearl earings. When we left Broome, we travelled to a working cattle station called "Barn Hill" where we stayed for the weekend. This place is situated right on the coast, & the beach is fabulous. To get there, tou have to drive for about 12 k on a dirt & sand road, which was very rough, & soft in parts. We slid around a bit, but managed to get in & out without sustaining any damage. There was red dirt everywhere, & the ablutions didn't have a roof. The atmosphere was great, and made up for the short commings of the place. On Sunday night, there was a communal roast dinner, attended by about 200 of us, & an Aboriginal band, with lots of dancing.
We had a great time there. The swimming at this place was excellent, as the beach was very nice.Then it was off to 80 Mile Beach. We stayed there for 4 days & got in some fishing, & caught fish. No swimming there. Whilst fishing, there were sharks patroling up & down the beach all the time. Once again the park was great & we got to spend a few days with friends we have met some months ago. We are now at a place called Port Samson, which is a pretty place. As this is mainly a mining area, most of the towns nearbye are fairly dumpy. (Roebourne,Cossack, Dampier & Wickham). Our caravan park is right on the coast & we can watch whales with their babies each morning. we will be here for a week, & will be doing a tour of Hammersley Iron on Friday. There is a pub just across the road, which has a balcony that overlooks the harbour, & it's very well patronised. I'll post some pictures soon.
Love to you all ,
Avril & Doug.