Friday 27th & Saturday 28th July 2012 Derby to Broome

Trip Meter Reading Start – 9541

Aboriginal men kidnapped and taken as slaves by early settlers

Trip Meter Reading Finish – 9819
Total Km Travelled –  278 km
Filled up Broome
$1.685 p/litre $90.00 (53.42 litres)
$1.159 p/litre $74.67 (64.44 litres)

Comments -  Luke Baker

Friday, we called into the Boab Prison tree where they locked up aboriginal people inside the tree.  They used them to dive for pearls.  When we got to Broome we met up with Nan and Pop and took them to cable beach to watch the sunset.
Saturday, we had a look at Rowbuck Bay were the Tarplee’s were camped.  When Jake, Erin and I walked along the beach at low tide we saw heaps of cone shells that were alive.  We went into town and had a look at the history of pearling.  We went to a bottle shop and a man gave me a free harmonica.

Comments – Mum and Dad

Luke in front of the Boab tree that they inprisoned Aboriginal men

Friday; on our way out of Broome we visited the Boab Prison Tree.  Before Derby was established in 1883, aboriginals from the West Kimberly were kidnapped by settlers connected with the Pearling industry as they wanted divers and workers for their boats.  They were held in the Boab Tree until boats arrived and were pretty much well slaves.

As you can’t book for a site in Broome we paid for 3 nights at the overflow park at the PCYC in Roebuck Bay ($30 p/n unpowered $3 per child). 

Saturday; we stocked up on essentials and visited the Tarplee family who were camping at Roebuck Bay one block from the PCYC.  Scott had been admitted to hospital for 3 days for pneumonia which meant that they would be staying here longer than they thought.  The kids were glad to catch up again.

We are aiming to try and book into the same park, however as they don’t take bookings you have to turn up before 8 at the office and hope to fluke a site.  We will try after we have finish our two day trip to Cape Leveque when were back Tuesday.