This is a big event in Broome! I didn’t know when I booked; it’s just a happy coincidence. Someone in town gave me some useful advice: watch it from the Mangrove Hotel, as opposed to the more normal Town Beach. The Mangrove is at a higher level, so it has a better view.
This morning, I went to check the place out and took a photo:
Last night, I walked down the road from Beaches to observe the sunset:
It was sad to see all the reconstruction going on. The piles of incredibly red soil were everywhere. The views north and south were better, but you can’t escape the ugly fencing. What about the famous camels? Are they still going, and how do they get on and off the beach? No idea!
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In order to obtain a prime spot for viewing the Staircase to the Moon, I was there 90 minutes early. Crowds had got there even earlier:
I went to order a beer (it would be rude not to) and then secured a seat on a lounge bed, next to two young women who were discussing breast feeding problems and solutions ad infinitum. Fortunately, they had to leave in order to see to the baby. They were replaced by a mother and son. Monique said she was working on the reception of a caravan park and had come over from the Eastern States to do this for the season.
Finally, it was time for the anticipated Staircase to begin. Monique gave me her photo, because it was much superior to mine:
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