Sharon woke before me to the most ruby red sunrise over the water and opened the camper window for me to look at it. I think this is the first sunrise we have seen over the water. We were quite high above the water here camped at Gumbarnun campsite. This is another aboriginal run campsite but it is no where as good as Whalesong but they charge the same premium price. Guess we were lucky though as it was Sunday night and all the weekend campers had left.

Out the camper window, 6:02AM

What $40 buys you up here

We packed up at quite slowly enjoying the many fish in the bay as the tide was emptying the whole system of any water. Schools of fish escaping the larger fish waiting in the deeper water caused much splashing. Large Garfish cruised past as well as an assortment of ‘what ever fish’. Breakfast in the sun over looking the bay. Still amazing how much the water level changes around here. We went and had a look for the lures we lost yesterday without any success but found heaps of line and sinkers lost from plenty of other fishermen.

Tide sure goes out here, our fishing spot now many meters out of the water

We drove down to the beach at the end of the campsite for a quick look before driving out to the furthest point on the eastern side of the peninsular. One Arm Point is a typical aboriginal community they have around here, $5ea just to get in the gate and everything else on top of that. I am afraid we went for a quick look at the point and then left, we got some frowns on the way out but that’s life!

One Arm Point ($5ea to see this)

Cygnet Bay Pearls was the next stop about 25Km down the road. They have tours but it was $27ea and it sounded like it was less than the excellent talk we had at the pearl centre in town so we decided to have some morning tea instead. Kiwi fruit topped cheese cake for me and orange syrup cake for Sharon and a mango smoothie you could not jump over the glass was so large. The cakes came with a scoop of ice cream, slice of orange, apple slices and the piece was pretty big. We did not feel like any lunch or anything else till almost 3 in the arvo.

Part of the buoy pile at Cygnet bay

We drove back out of the peninsular on the bitumen and then 100km of sandy and corrugated road. We peeled off and went into a few free campsites north of Broome looking for a site for the night. We had this little red Dihastu following us a break neck speed trying to get the last campsite before we did. They got one but we moved on further down the coast and found a beach access location with nobody at all. Not a designated campsite but plenty of people have camped here before us. Great little spot high up on the red cliffs with nice white beach a short walk down the hill.

Campsite from the beach

Walking down to the beach I spotted an old boat trailer (no wheels) that they were using as a campfire (see photo). We spent the evening on the beach and took some romantic beach shots with the sunset between us and all that kissing and cuddling stuff!!!! We are in the camper now with loud music and what ever we want to do as there is nobody for quite a few kilometers from here.

Boat trailer fire pit?

Old people cuddling….

old people kissing…….

PS: from yesterday but needs a mention, how they do it up here, the picture tells the story if you can believe it!