bloome was a great place to kick back and relax. small city with 22km of white sand beach just outside town. we went in the off season when it is too hot and humid for the Auzzies to vacation there. I think everyday was 35 or higher and very very humid. did some wandering around town - they have a Chinatown market area and lots of pearl shops. pearling was the original reason for the town to be established. Did a fair amount of walking/running on the beach and a little swimming. The beach near our hotel went on for about 7km and was probably 500 metres deep. the one afternoon there was us and one other couple in this whole area. kind of a neat feeling.
did the sunset beach camel ride one night, which is a broome tradition. it was great and the sunsets were all amazing.
one day on the beach was lucky enough to see a huge (10' diameter?) manta ray just offshore, I was maybe standing 20' away while he circled back and forth, must have been feeding. way cool!!
most days we tried to get back to the hotel by mid/late afternoon. with that heat nothing felt better than the hotel pool!!
our last day we went to one of the local watering holes where the Goose Club was having a fundraiser. Met some nice people, had a couple of pints and did not win anything in the raffles (just like home).
flight to perth was fine and had a couple of days in perth to wander around and see the sights. Yesterday (Tuesday) met some friends from Edmonton (Gregg & Brenda aka Premmie and G-Spot) and ferried to Rottnest Island (a vaction/wildlfie sanctuary just off the coast) and then back to Fremantle for a "pre-lube" run. Both places were great and the beer and the hashers as always were a lot of fun. Today the rest of the Red Deer gang arrives so should be entertaining.
hope everyone has a great easter - see you soon...
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