Kimberley trip

Monday, May 16, 2011

This is our long-awaited trip to the outback, where there are only 2 seasons, "the wet" and "the dry."  May traditionally heralds the beginning of the dry season, and although the far north had an incredibly wet year, we have been assured that the campgrounds are no longer under water.  

We flew to Broome to be ready for a 6:45 am pickup the next morning.  Went for a walk after checking in, down to Cable Beach.  Saw these interesting patterns on the sand, presumably made by tiny sand crabs. The designs looked like fireworks, minus the color, and we wondered if they might have been the inspiration for the aboriginal “dot” paintings.

There was this gorgeous sunset accompanied by a huge rainbow.   

Back in the room, I noticed this little plastic frog, I initially thought was a decoration near the bottom of the bathroom door.  But then I remembered how "plastic-like" the green tree frogs at work look, and when I touched the little bugger, sure enough, a real frog.   Well, we are in the tropics so shouldn’t be surprised, I guess.