With a very low tide late in the day we are able to access some dinosaur footprints preserved in the rocks at Gantheaume Point. Can you guess which one? The sunset was spectacular and we found some ospreys nesting in the lighthouse framework.

We arrive in Broome and are pleased to see some leafy green trees after travelling in 36 degree heat. We have a few things to see in the next week when it's a full moon and the tides are big. With a diverse cultural background Broome offers lots to visitors, including night markets with food stalls and free entertainment.

With a forecast top of 33 degrees here today it doesn't really seem like winter has arrived. Hello to everyone back home in the eastern States! We enjoy a relaxing day at Eighty Mile Beach which has an amazing array of shells to collect. At low tide Fraser and I explored the mud flats for crabs, sea snails and urchins.

We decide to head east and make it past Port Hedland to Eighty Mile Beach where we find a great caravan park on the coast. On the way we stopped at the Whim Creek Hotel and met a friendly talking corella called Harriet.

We find out that all of the National Parks (Karijini and Millstream-Chichester) inland from Karratha are closed until further notice due to flooding and road damage. We drove east to the "ghost" town of Cossack which was the first pearling centre established in WA, but was abandoned in the 1950's following the development of the Broome pearl farms in the early 1900's. Some old buildings remain. We also visited Point Samson where we enjoyed lunch at Honeymoon Bay....