Fitzroy Crossing 6th July to Broome 15th July

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Fitzroy Crossing 6th July to Broome 15th July 

We stayed here in a nice caravan park Fitzroy crossing . 

But the main office and the amenity blokes were all built up high.

We were told this is because of in the wet season they get flooded.

So you clime the stairs or climb the hill like me.    

 They have some lovely Boab Trees. 

So could go past having a photo taken with one of them. 

We all went for a ride down the town very small. 

We went to have a look at a man making lovely jewelry from glass.  

But they have a great super market 

We all went for a ride to a place called

The Crossing Inn

It used to be a Pub. But they have made Fitzroy Crossing 

an  alcohol free town since 2008. 

And is working very well. they say they lost 30 percent of the people 

by doing this.But they say the rest are all doing fine.    

Any way this old Pub has now become an 

Museum of Local Indigenous Art.

 Also a place in witch they paint carve 

and make other things to sell to help there own people.  

This is an Boab seed That has been hand carved.

I brought myself. just love it 

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After leaving Fitzroy Crossing. We stayed at a Free camp for 2 nights 

We picked a good spot.

That is red dust so fine it get every were.

It do's not take long to fill up with others vans

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We arrived in Derby Western Australia  on the 11th July.

Stayed for 3 nights. We had my  favorite tree right across from us. 

In Derby They have planter Boab trees right down the center of the road.

they say that if they want to build a new road and a Boab tree was in the way.

They will build the road around it as it has became the town symbol.    

The main street in to town.

 We went down to the pier to have a look see. 

It was a good walk right around the pier. 

lots of mangroves near the shore

Pat is standing having a talk with an Aboriginals man. That is doing some fishing. 

  

Ronnie and Arnold having a talk 

Pat is having a talk to Adam on the phone. 

After walking back to the car Ronnie call out to come see the big fish this young boy caught.

His name is Royce Dylan and caught this big Barra on a hand line in the mangroves 

He was so pleased with him self.

This is the last photo of Derby with the tide out.

Derby has the highest tide in Australia

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As we were leaving Derby we called it to have a look at the oldest Boab tree.

They say it is about 1.500 years old 

Early in the years of the white man coming Australia and  into  this part of the would.

They used this tree as a jail because of its hollow inside.

The would put the Aboriginal men in side then leave a guard to keep watch.  

A termite hill. There are so meany of them up here in the Kimberly s 

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 14th July free camp befor Broome  

But we did not expect to be woken to see a big Brahma Bull 

standing near the cars. he must have wondered in to the camp.

I am shore he will find his way out it is next door to his paddock.  

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Next Blog will be of Broome. 

So will try hard to get some good photos.

So by to all my friends 

 Hope you enjoy the read please take care.

To my Family Love you Big Hugs xoxoxox

Maureen and Pat ( Mum and Dad xoxoxox

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Our map of Travel - Click to make large 

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