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.

Named after the site where the communications cable from Australia to Java came ashore, a return trip was a must after enjoying yesterday's surf. We all enjoyed the waves for both boogie boarding and body surfing. As you can see it was a great spot to cool off in yet another day of 33 degrees!

Another highlight of any visit to Broome is enjoying Cable Beach. After a couple of days swimming in the pool we headed to the beach at high tide to enjoy the sand and surf. It was busy with camel rides and lots of sunbathers.

Another low tide highlight coinciding with a full moon is the Stairway to the Moon as it rises above the mudflats in Roebuck Bay. A night market at Town Beach was popular with both locals and visitors - the food was yummy.