We all got up at about 6AM planning to leave for Cape Leveque by 645 – a 400K round trip from Broome.

The road out has been partially sealed but the first section was still dirt/ sand so proved an interesting trip for our fly-in fly-out buddies Joe and Leanne who came in the MacGyver Express on the trip in.

The road is being prepared for sealing and so there was a lot of roadworks with graders, rollers and water tankers busy in action creating the new surface for the laying of the tar.

Deep tracks on the side of the new road were being used as the access road so it made for an interesting drive – with photo opportunities everywhere. The new road will be amazing but will have mixed benefits…great for access to this beautiful area but in some way may destroy the unique remoteness of it…

We arrived at Beagle Bay for morning tea – no coffee shops so we grabbed some iced coffee from th local general store and had a look around.

The Beagle Bay mission was a Catholic run mission and the Church of the Sacred Heart  is famous for it’s unique interior decorations all hand done by the locals using shells and stone…

We drove on and came to sealed road for a while then turned off to Cape Leveque and hit the dirt again – this time fairly sandy but only 5 kms and we arrived at Cape Leveque (Kooljaman in the local dialect).

After paying the $5 pp access fee we enjoyed the day there with the spectacular red cliffs meeting the turquoise ocean and white sand.

We visited the west beach first which was unsafe to swim at due to strong currents bit it was spectacular to see nevertheless..

The eastern beach area which was reached by walking along a boardwalk was safe to swim in so we all enjoyed some time cooling down in the salt water after lunch.

The camping area there was rustic with beach shacks and a small store – a great place to come back to!!

The beach was yet another amazing vista of blue, red, white and turquoise…. refreshing water to swim in on a hot day!

Rosie got one back on Gordie with a big splash – which did not phase the superfish!!!

Glen and Annette got caught out by the fast incoming tide…

As the drive had taken about 2.5 hrs we reluctantly left to make our way back to Broome to avoid having to drive the dirt road after dark. On the way home Branch detected a potential slow leak in Gordie’s tyre….only time will tell if it is a reality!!

We all arrived home safely and went our various ways for happy hour/ dinner… Trev and I went to the Sunset Bar and Grill on Cable Beach for dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary – delicious but too much food!!