A Brush with Broome

[JohnM]

With 2020 nearly gone and without parking my bum in a big plane seat since January, the QF offer a couple of weeks ago to extend status until 2022 with one flight was the trigger to do something. But not wanting to take the risk of leaving WA and getting caught by re-slammed door because of a pizza shop debacle or equivalent, as recently happened to my son’s partner, where to go within WA was the question?

The longest QF flight in a bird with J is PER-BME. OK, that’s it.

Now Broome does not do a lot for me. Been there plenty of times as the entry/exit point for the Kimberley and Pilbara. It’s rapidly sliding into off-season as the Wet is getting going.

What the heck; just an overnight stay will be something to do and to suss out what sort of service QF is offering at present. And, praise be, sharing of the J Lounge with the SG, PS, NB riff-raff has just ended…

My brother hasn’t been to BME for a while and SIL not at all. Along they'll come for the ride.



So, it’s out on the 1540h bird this afternoon; back on the 1600h bird tomorrow.

Hmmm, wonder what the weather will be like?

Uh-oh… Is this the makings of a tropical cyclone?



Apparently not. The monsoon trough that favours cyclone development is present, but the lows are too weak to become a TC. But it’s going to rain!

 

[AIRwin]

Thanks @JohnM I'm still deciding if I should spend a few days in BME over Christmas...

 

[Lynda2475]

Last time I was in Broome I did this star gazing tour Broome Stargazing — Astro Tours it was really interesting.

Ive booked a reward trip back to Broome for next July given its likley international trips still wont be possible then, so am keen to follow along and hear some updated reviews.

 

[Daver6]

Looks like they're following you around - 'He's an extremely lucky guy': Shark bites surfer's board in second attack in three weeks at Cable Beach

 

[JohnM]

Quiet in the PER J Lounge without riff-raff.

And 1A with shadow, natch.

 

[JohnM]

Retro on the deck at PER. And yee-ha! - up and away.

 

[JohnM]

No drinks service; just straight into the meal.

Described as duck curry. Perfectly good confit duck, but any curry was MIA.

And... I’m all choked up and emotional: Picnic Cutlery

So missed it.



With Lobethal Rd chardy.

 

[JohnM]

Here’s a funny one.

This fly is caught between the inner and outer windows .

 

[JohnM]

Novel cracker wrapping...

Thompson Estate cab sauv with the cheese.

 

[AIRwin]

And 1A with shadow, natch.

Oh where are brother and SIL sitting?

 

[JohnM]

Oh where are brother and SIL sitting?

They are both WP (courtesy of DSCs ), so fundamentally riff-raff .

I did give them the EF heads-up, so in 4 D, F with E shadow .

What would they do without me...

They are in J coming back. I’m in 1A; they are in 1 D, F - again courtesy of the EF fairy godmother .

 

[JohnM]

Aahhh, the red soil of God’s St Marko’s Own Country .

 

[jastel]

Here’s a funny one.

This fly is caught between the inner and outer windows .

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In flight Entertainment?

 

[JohnM]

In flight Entertainment?

Hmm - there’s been either an IFE failure or the entertaining fly has carked it .

 

[JohnM]

This is probably a foretaste of the next 24h in BME... On descent.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Aahhh, the red soil of God’s St Marko’s Own Country .

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But Marko wasn’t born a West Australian

 

[JohnM]

But Marko wasn’t born a West Australian

Pffft... mere details, Bundy...

 

[Daver6]

But Marko wasn’t born a West Australian

He saw the light and moved to a better place....or just joined the navy...

 

[JohnM]

OK. Lost WiFi coming into BME, but a cracking tropical sunset.



Oh, cr@p, turn my phone up the other way to capture the wing and squirrel cage and the pics come out upside down. Don’t know how to fix it posting directly from my phone.

 

[JohnM]

BME and unfortunately just a few minutes too late for sunset at Cable Beach. We arrived a touch late and the rental car process was a tad slow.