Broome to Barn Hill:

(Sorry about the delay in the blog- have been out of range for quite a while.)

Opposite our farm campsite in Broome was a pizza place that also sold mango products. After a lazy day on Friday we went over to enjoy a wood fired pizza. My, how delicious it was!
I also booked up for a massage which I enjoyed on Sat morning.
There was a gauzed in gazebo set amongst the mango trees and I relaxed and enjoyed being pampered while listening to the birds twittering away. Then we took Geoff and Heather to the airport for their flight back home.
We had planned on leaving on Sunday but decided on staying one more day – our two days in Broome turned into seven!! Wood fired pizza was on again that night so we gave into temptation and joined the group from the CP that were going to sample the fare. We had a great night sitting under the huge mango trees enjoying pizza , the beautiful mild evening and the company.

Finally it was time to move on so we headed south. This is all new territory. The countryside is flat and uninteresting with small stunted bushes. Suddenly the land is clear, very flat and so green.
Barn Hill Station is a cattle station right on the coast line and they have capitalized on the phenomena of the grey nomads and created a camp site right on the beautiful beach. We had to travel nine kms on a corrugated and sometimes muddy dirt road to get there. After negotiating three gates, some rather large puddles and some cattle, we arrived at this beautiful place. People come here and stay three or four months. There is a bowling green and a grassy common area which has a great view over the ocean.
Caravans everywhere – some powered sites crowded under the shady trees, the generator sites on the red cliffs and the unpowered quiet ones (us) just a short walk to the beach.
We were facing out to the paddocks and could hear the crashing of the waves.
This is such a beautiful relaxing place where people enjoy fishing,
swimming in the Indian Ocean, walking on the beach or watching the sunset over the sea.
The cliffs comprise of red, red dirt,
some very interesting rock formations – some very fine layers as well as some eroded pillars. The sand is white and the sea is a brilliant blue.

Although the facilities are very basic
– no roof on the shower or toilet, people come and stay for months and some grow their own leafy veggies. Oh and the cows wander through the camp site every afternoon. What a life!!
After we arrived we went for a long walk on the beach. The fishermen park their cars on the beach to launch their boats.
The tide was out and there were a lot of exposed rocks which are hidden at high tide so you have to be careful where you swim.
We spent our time talking, swimming, walking, reading and Brian tried his hand at fishing. We met lots friendly people. There was some entertainment on two nights as well as BYO bbq. We planned on staying two nights but ended up having four nights here. This is one of my favourite places.