Friday/Saturday 10th and 11th August 2012 80 Mile Beach to Cape Keraudren



Luke and one of the locals

Trip Meter Reading Start – 411

Trip Meter Reading Finish –  602
Total Km Travelled –  191 km

Accommodation
11km of dirt road on the right heading south from the Pardoo Roadhouse.  This camp is run by the shire; vans ok; you don’t need a 4wd; cost is $6.50 p/n per person ($4.50 if you hold a concession card) and $3 per child plus you pay $10 for your vehicle

Our camp site over looking the bay 200 metres from the Rabbit Proof Fence historical site

Comments – Luke Baker
On the way to Cape Keraudren we stopped at Pardoo Roadhouse and had lunch. When we got to Cape Keraudren we set up camp right on a headland overlooing the bay and beach.  We also went fishing down the creek and mum caught a catfish and I caught a mud-crab.

The next day we went exploring the headland and rock-pools.  There were fosselised correls and shells and lots of oysters.  I found a big clam and shell.  Two turtles swam by when I was fishing.  I caught three spotted cod.  This afternoon a female wallaby ate a carrot out of my hand  when she visited my camp site.  The historical rabbit proof fence ends on this hedland and started all the way down in South Australia.  Nan and Pop also came today.


Catch of the day....too small to eat so he lived another day

Comments – Mum and Dad
We weren’t planning on staying here but simply to have a look as I didn’t think 80 mile beach would interest my mum and dad who were still stuck in Broome waiting on doctors advice.

Approaching the gate where you must stop your vehicle, the volunteer relieving for the ranger advised we need to pay $10 to just drive in and take a look.  With plenty of time up our sleeve we paid the money and once we saw the beautiful camp sites on the headlands overlooking an untouched coral / marine bay, we decided to stay a couple of nights.  The boat ramp area was gorgeous but choc a block so we headed into a camp area just out from there on the left hand side before ‘Sandy Beach’ area.  We found a site looking straight over a turquoise coloured bay with its own rock fire place (pity we didn’t have any firewood).

For those campers who want 12 metres minimum between sites and a million dollar view with whales, dolphins and turtles cruising by, this is the place for you.  Better still the wallabies that inhabit the area are very friendly; one coming onto our site with it’s joey for a pat and a quick hello.

There are tracks all over the place taking you to sandy un-manmade boat ramps in amongst mangroves where you can fish off the banks.  You do need to assume salt water crocs are around at all times whether you can see them or not.

This is truly a magnificent beautiful site to relax and enjoy.  You really are away from the hustle and bustle here and the colours of the water with the white sandy beaches and red red sunsets are to die for.