Happy birthday to our twin cousins Oscar and Archer. To celebrate we had lunch at Matso's brewery where Mum and Dad shared a tasting paddle and we all had nice meals. Mum enjoyed the ginger beer best.

Another day looking around town which included a walk along the Broome jetty/pier where some container boats were being loaded. We saw a turtle and several queenfish from the pier and the views to the west were pretty.

After a long weekend in Victoria (but not here) it was back to schoolwork and a relaxing day after yesterday's big adventure. It was a cooler cloudy day but Mum and I went swimming at Cable Beach while Dad and Fraser tried to catch some whiting for dinner. No whiting but they caught a nice dart which saved them going hungry.

Move aside boys, it's all about the girls today! Mum and I started a tour at 5:30 with a 4WD bus trip to Cape Leveque where we had breakfast and enjoyed a look at the coast and an aquaculture centre. On the way we stopped at the Beagle Bay church which had an alter made entirely of pearl shells. We then headed to the horizontal falls on a sea plane where we had boat rides through the falls, swam with sharks (inside a cage) and had lunch. The return sea plane flig...

Broome is also famous for its pearling industry, which replaced the earlier efforts to establish pearling at Cossack. Sadly a disease of oyster shells has recently ruined the local production with most pearls on sale in the shops sourced from the South Seas. Buyers beware! Here's a photo of an original pearl lugger restored and on display at one of the outlets.