Dinosaurs, Goannas, frogs and white crabs

We have spent the last two days at Cape Leveque- some 250km north of Broome, at the northernmost tip of the Dampier Peninsular, and the most North Westerly tip of Australia.

It is idyllic- beautiful long sandy beaches- ‘safe’ for swimming- or as safe as anywhere in the Kimberley, if you discount the sharks and the salties. We have a log cabin, sharing toilet and shower facilities with a neighboring chalet. Open to the elements, with just a BBQ for cooking, we sit on the porch and enjoy a cold beer with an uninterrupted view of the Indian Ocean.

To get here we had to travel over 100km on dirt roads, it can be quite exhausting as we have to concentrate to miss the rocks and the holes, and try to avoid the deep sand which throws you off course. A foretaste of the Gibb River road we will be traveling a few days from now.

This area is noted for it’s wildlife, the many species of birds, reptiles as well as kangaroo, possum, and many other mammal species. The fishing is also great, but my luck was out again as my boat fishing trip was cancelled because of the winds.

Walking among the rocks we found some dinosaur footprints, they are all along this coast. In the evening the white crabs come up the beach, and we went to hunt them with a torch. However as soon as one ran over Anne's foot she screamed and ran back to the chalet toot sweet!

Going to the loo in the middle of the night can be an experience- the green frogs take over, I found a dozen of them in and around the pan, but as I was desperate I had to put up with it!.

During the day a Goanna, almost a metre long walked up the cabin wall and settled itself in the roof, it’ll keep the insects and snakes down tonight I think.

What a wonderful place!