Broome: Gantheaume point and a sunset camel ride

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We explored

Gantheaume point

On the 20th of June, 

Gantheaume point  is a large stretch of white sandy beach (in the upper foreground in the photo below) where boats are launched and moored and it draws a large crow to enjoy the sunset.

Bordered by the red rocky cliffs overlooking the stunning azure Indian ocean , Gantheaume point is the focus of many Broome paintings an images ,due to this amazing colour combination. The promitory of Gantheaume point was the location of the original Broome light house built in 1905 after the lobbying of the owners of the pearl luggers and traders, however the lighthouse ceased requiring a light keeper when it became full automated in the 1920s.  The only remaining part of the original light keepers home is the stone fireplace.

The other significant thing about this area is that at low tide you can see one of the best paleontological sites in the world. Preserved in the reef rock for over 125 million years are the footprints of long extinct dinosaurs, there are approximately 20 different types of dinosaur prints in the Broome area. Unfortunately we totally missed them as we were not aware they existed, we had done lots of research but somehow missed this. 

Regardless we had a lovely time seeing these gorgeous rock formations against the background of the ocean and i had a lot of fun photographing them.

After Gantheaume point we rode the scooter around to the port of Broome , seen in the image above and to Kabbarli lookout, again there are dinosaur footprints here and again we missed them…oops.

After all this exploring we did a little retail therapy in town, and returned to the van in time to wander down to cable beach for our long awaited 

Camel ride 

The last camel in this image is Boaz. Boaz described as being gentle and sensitive , is a 14 year old camel originally from Tanami Down Station that carried us safely along Cable beach as the sunset. He was definitely a sensitive soul, as he loved moving forward to the lady riding before us so he could get a head scratch and a cuddle. Sadly I was sitting too far back to be able to provide Boaz, whose name means swiftness, with the attention he deserved.

Boaz was also pretty playful and cheeky, on several occasions as we walked along the beach he purposefully stomped his foot in the water , to splash the staff leading the camels.

As you can see it was a beautiful moment at a beautiful time of the day.

And of course when i looked behind the almost full moon was watching over us and the shadows of the camels with their looong legs, just made an amazing image .

Until the next blog

Travel safe and enjoy the small things 

The Touring Knights

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