Day 29: We leave the Fitzroy River, slowly, with the caravan intact! It was a tad touch and go, but she made it out. We arrive in Derby quite early, so we set up the van, and then head to the main attractions in town. We visit an old gaol that was built specifically for housing Aboriginals awaiting trial, and read of the horrors they went through at the hands of white people...very moving. A good learning opportunity for the older boys as well, especially as th...

Day 28: It's Mothers Day. What a way to spend it! With my family, in beautiful surrounds in the Kimberley. Excellent. A nice bush shower after a warm night, starts the day off well. A bit of morning fishing...with no success...and a chat to my parents before they head off on their trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway. We take the kids fishing further up the Fitzroy River and Riley lands a nice eating-size Mangrove Jack. It is much cooler today (around 35•C), w...

Day 27: We leave Broome with some great memories, but I'm not sure I'd rush back here as the grey nomads do. But each to their own. We are traveling to a little-known camp/fishing spot, 5kms west of Willare Roadhouse, which is on the way to Derby. Our friends, Bruce and Annie, are with us, as they are heading to Derby and then onto the Gibb River Road. So we turn off the highway and the van has the opportunity to enjoy a couple of kilometers of dirt. And she's ...

Day 26: The day has arrived! I am up and raring to go at 5.35am. The boys don't know where we are going, but when the bus pulls up at the front of the caravan park, with 'Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures' painted on the side, it becomes pretty obvious. We pick up a few other passengers, including our 'new' friends, Bruce and Annie, and we head to the airport. We even have a partial eclipse as a special extra! First time the boys have been on a plane, and i...

Day 25: The heat is full-on here in Broome, so it was another swim to start the day...we could definately get used to that! After refreshing, we headed to the 'pearl merchants' street and partook in the Pearl Luggers Tour, which gave us great history on the pearl divers of Broome. A very interesting tour and gave us more appreciation of the foundations Broome was built on. We then ventured to Port, which is the port of Broome. It was stinking hot, but not all ...