Cape levique.......

After a couple of days in broome we planned a trip to cape levique  about 200klm ...first 100 on dirt ,corrugations and sand...next 100 bitumen work that one out ...easy they don’t want too many people up there unless you are fair dinkum ...then just maybe....

Well not  knowing what to expect  we set off it wasn’t too bad after kalumbru  it was a highway although 60klm an hour was about max  with a lot of corrugations and bare patches .and a bit of bulldust ...we made our  way first to beagle bay where the mission was and quite a lot of 4 wheel drives some going and some not...famous for it’s pear shell altar...it was 35 in the shade ..local commutity store was closed so after a walk around we got back in and headed for middle lagoon our first overnight stop the 30 klm trip in off the dirt quite a lot of heavy sand but the car ran through well without dropping tyre pressure  or putting the car in 4 wheel drive...the arial on the front copped a work out but held ...we arrived got a site and set up our tents and went for a look around...there were a few on the cliff top but no shade some powered sites also some cabins and shacks  on the beach  which seemed to be the norm for these communities who derive  an income from this set up ..Ian and I went fishing and the girls lolled on the beach  just a loverly lazy day  we caught nothing but what the hell !

 

the arial copped a beating

the church at beagle bay

pearl shell altar

and some more

sandy rd in to middle lagoon

campsite middle lagoon

After a night at middle lagoon it was off to cape levique which was about another 90 klm after the dirt we got the black stuff eventually and a bit of dirt to finish......

 

The cape ...it is well set up with cabins and shacks that are basic and on the beach we got our sites in the full sun what can you do ....put the tent up ..ian and i decided to go out on a fishing charter for a couple of hours....it was a game of Russian roulette with the sharks we caught some fish ..and ian got a couple of heads ...reeling the fish up with a shark attached and just as it gets to the surface bang the shark bites the body of the fish....we caught some trevally . the shark pictured I eventually got it to the surface before we tried to get the hook out but in the end cut it loose after a photo !!

took awhile to get it up  

We were on the charter with two other guys caught quite a few but a lot were too small ..we also saw some whales during the day and again the next morning ... so when we got back divided the spoils and then Ian did a fillet job ....in the fridge waiting for the next meal ...they have a restraint there you can eat at but we choose to cook our own....lit a fire later on and chatted to a couple of girls who were nurses would you believe working in the kimberely..another insight ...we also met a guy who was working in the kitchen up here for the season coming back again for the next one ....there are jobs...not a bad view either ....last night they were playing darts in the staff quarters when a snake came around the corner with a tree frog in it’s mouth ..they first thought it was an olive tree python and one of the guys went to pick it up by the tail....na..king brown dropped the frog then sat up and had a crackat them ....pays to be wary ....

We got up in the morning had a bit of breaky another look around then made our way back to Broome....julie drove the black stuff I drove the dirt ....got back early afternoon...time for a swim

tryin to get the hook out !

kel at the table

view from the tent door

julies photo of the sunset cape levique