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August 04, 2012

August 2012


Upon arrival in Broome it was already pitch black and difficult to see exit point at the airport carpark. There was no skybus/airport transfer stop. So we lined up for a taxi. The taxi driver said to other patrons who were queuing or had booked a taxi, that it was "far and few taxi tonight, so get them while you can". We hopped into ours immediately. Funny enough the guy said you could have walked it. Sis was scared of the pitch black areas plus she had a few mozzie bites. All up it costed $9.00 for 5 minutes ride.

Pearl industry is alive and kicking in Broome. So much stalls and shops selling pearl jewellery in town. We even tasted pearl meat at Pearl Lugger. Which is usually $110 per kilo. Sold overseas for $600 per kilo. A delicacy alright. A tough version of scallop meat. We learnt a lot about pearls on our coach tour at Willie Creek Pearls. 1) they are made from gel like substance called nacre from the oyster. 2) Grind gently on teeth to taste the chemical. 3) All pearls have some sort of complexion (beauty flaw). 4) X-ray to find the seed (seed comes from another oyster shell, usually from missippi oyster shell). 5) Marine biologist are hired to surgically insert seed into live oysters.

Mother of pearl is the most common type. We saw others such as black (margaret) pearl, rare golden pearl, south sea pacific pearl, keshi pearl (found in naughty oysters who had spat out seeds and pearls formed purely from nacre). Willie Creek Pearls coach tour was magnificent. A very hands on experience that's for sure. My sister has the delightful opportunity of squeezing keshi pearls from a freshly caught oyster. Ha ha.

Broome is bloody hot. It doesn't take long to end up tan. The sand around here were either grey muddy, barley beige, or red. Grey muddy sand was slimey and cold in Roebuck bay beach. I found it to be more suited for families and kids. When the tides goes out the mud flaps are exposed but not wonderful for evening strolls. I think we stepped on some creatures, after we had crush one by accident, glowing blue substance would oozes out into sand or onto our foot. Cable beach was much more interesting with the marine wildlife and rock formations. Once the tides goes out the landscape is different again. Barley beige sand was hot and water was warm. Lovely to walk on bare footed. Red sand is found around the town. Most dirt tracks on the outskirts of town are made up of red sand.

Sunset camel ride is equally as good. An awesome experience for the human body. Riding Camels is not the same as riding a horse. Firstly, horse don't bow down to allow you to get on board, whereas a camel does. Secondly, Camels are much taller. Thirdly and last, ride was more or less wobbly. Thank god, we were not galloping around the beach.

The airport as you can imagine was small. Only has one security gate. Bonus is the airport is a few blocks from the centre of town.

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