We usually drive out to Gantheaume at sunset and enjoy a G and T on the rocks. JL’s gammy leg no longer allows scrambling about, so we went during the morning when we could see what we were doing. As we approached the lighthouse, we could hear frantic chirping from baby ospreys demanding food. One of the parents had caught a big fish and was chewing it up into small pieces for the offspring:
The nest is on the side platform, half way up the tower.
The rocks at Gantheaume are pretty spectacular:
Dinosaur footprints were found on the seabed; casts of these are on display for visitors:
JL rested on a flat rock:
The Broome coastline is behind him. We found a couple of wildflowers out:
These are grey mulla mulla; usually they are purple.
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