SHADY LANE CAFE
What one say about Broome? Clearly the best town on the NW coast of WA and a veritable oasis after all I had travelled through to get there. This is largely thanks to the preservation work financed by Lord Macalpine when he was treasurer to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party. Now tourism is expanding it as a resort and mining incomes are throwing up the sort of suburbs one sees in Bunbury, Mandurah and the northern outskirts of Perth ( sort of miners rest homes in the tropics-what would Macalpine have made of that?.)at least some of the rewards are staying in the area rather than just gold plating Perth and environs.
Walked 2 miles along the beach on the next morning and in the evening attended the mandatory camel parade at sunset.
CAMELS AND SUNSET ON CABLE BEACH
Still very sad to see so many 'lost' aboriginals lying under the trees when labour is being imported. As I left Broome there were allegations on the radio that the local fire brigade had turned their hoses on them during practice.
On my final morning there, a cruise ship was in-the lanes were full of 'odd couples'with one of each showing signs of wearing out (a salutary warning to make the most of my remaining active years) Service at the Shady lane was overwhelmed. Mobile phone conversations at a volume suggesting no need for a phone to reach the other party, destroyed the tranquility. Time to move out. Derby, here I come.
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