Cape Leveque is 200 klms north of Broome. We had heard that it was amazing, however it was advised that the road was not suitable for caravans. This was however incorrect, whilst the road was approx (100 klms bitumen and 100 klms red dirt)) and a bit rough in places, predominately it was a pretty good sandy road. It was the eco lodge at Kooljaman that didn't allow caravans, there are however other campgrounds that allow caravans.

So we pitched our tents ready for a relaxing 4 night stay. The campground at Kooljaman is pretty good. It caters for tents and campers, has eco tents and also has these eco cabins with amazing water views. There are also beach huts which are 4 posted shelters covered in palm leaves and you pitch your tent in the shelter. Howaever, the shelters are absolute beachfront, 2 steps and your on the sand. At $140 a night its not cheap, but pretty unique.

Next day we went to Cygnet Bay which is a working pearl farm. We were looking at doing a tour, however it was the end of the season and they were having an end of pearl harvest festival. This involved several presentations on the various aspects of pearling, so we decided to spend the day watching the presentations and enjoying lunch on the deck overlooking Cygnet Bay. Warren and I managed to escape this day without purchasing a pearl for the girls. I personally think pearls are over rated, but the girls seemed to like them.

That night we hung out at the cafe at Kooljaman, where they had a duo performing. They were the resident musicians and we spent a bit of time talking to them about their travels. They live in a gypsy truck which runs on waste cooking oil from kitchens. They travel up and down the west coast picking up waste oil from various kitchens and restaurants to run their truck. They have 3 kids, the oldest was about 7 and twins which are 4 years old. They were a pretty interesting couple to talk to.

Cape Leveque is quite stunning, it is an unspoilt wilderness due to its remoteness and difficult access. We also visited several of the aboriginal communities which are located on this peninsula. Lombadina, One Arm Point and Beagle Bay. All these communities look the same, junk in the front yards, broken down cars everywhere and lots of dogs.

Beagle Bay has this amazing church which was built in the early 1900's by a missionary. The inside of the chusch is decorated in seashells and is pretty amazing.

We enjoyed a very relaxing couple of days and it was good fun camping but we were certainly looking forward to getting back to a comfortable bed in the vans.