We made it down to the Broome Gateway CP in good time, staying there for one night.

After a quick lunch we headed into Broome for a quick look around the town. A lot has changed in the 15 odd years since we were last here. People everywhere and Cable Beach cordoned off for roadworks and beach front improvements. Looks like the place has become a WA version of Noosa or Byron Bay. One of the parks in town is rumoured to be charging $100 a night for a powered site. Onset of school holidays. Don’t have an urge to go back any time soon!

We made an early getaway the next morning. It is a 375km drive to our next stop at the 80 Mile Beach CP. It is an oddity that it is called 80 Mile Beach because it is a 220km long beach, the longest in WA.

It is quite a big park and the sites are packed in a bit, but there is grass and red dirt/sand. So it is not a concrete jungle.

There are a good number of who seem to be ‘regulars’ and who have taken up court in prime spots. The area around us emptied out in the mornings so we had a bit more room until later in the day when others arrived.

A major activity here for many is fishing and/or driving up and down the beach at low tide. The tide goes out a long long way and comes back pretty quick across the sand banks. Plenty of shells dot the beach, we filled up a small bag with some different types, adding to those from Pender Bay.

We sat and enjoyed some outdoor entertainment from a chap named Jannes, Golden Oldies. Above are two memorable videos showing his style, he too seems to be a regular here!

We had a lazy day here before getting back on the road for Port Hedland. Sunset pretty good!