With a heavy heart, we left Broome. It”s a tough place to say goodbye to for lots of reasons. That we start heading back East from here is but one… Not long after you leave Broome, the Kimberley begins to show herself. Boab trees start to become a common sight along the road as does stray stock. More than a few Brahma cattle crossing the roads or feeding on the grass beside it.
We were supposed to get to Fitzroy Crossing today, but once we actually got there we decided to keep going a bit further. There wasn’t much there to warrant an overnight stay.
We filled up with fuel, checked out the visitor centre, wandered out to Geikie Gorge and had lunch … and well, that was it. Geikie Gorge was going to be a bit of a ripoff for the cruise, so we gave that a miss. There is also a 5km round trip walk that covers the same route … but the flies made that an unpleasant prospect. We braved enough of it to get a few photos, but hastily retreated to the car soon enough.
Fitzroy Crossing Lodge looked very nice, but we weren’t going to use any of the facilities and it was still early in the day. I think I may have converted Kel to a free camping devotee.