The view or two from my "office"

[Daver6]

Just the liquid lunch?

Seafood was consumed too. I'm less likely to photograph my food though.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Seafood was consumed too. I'm less likely to photograph my food though.

We have a week in Broome next year. Recommendations appreciated.

 

[Daver6]

We have a week in Broome next year. Recommendations appreciated.

I'll start a thread on it when I'm home next week... Or kick one off and tag me

 

[JohnM]

We have a week in Broome next year. Recommendations appreciated.

A meal at Matso's is mandatory when in Broome.

Cable Beach Club is good, but exxy. You may find better bangs for the buck accommodation elsewhere. Sunset Bar at CBC is a bit of a zoo, but the Italian themed resto inside is quite good.

As @Daver6 has mentioned, a meal at Wharf is, as I had anticipated, good. We had a booking there but had to cancel as our voyage needed to leave a day early to avoid an impending cyclone: A Kimberley coast crawl

Rent a car and head up the Dampier Peninsula to Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm, calling into Beagle Bay mother of pearl church on the way: Criss-crossing the Kimberley.

Check out the boat trip options at their shop on Dampier Terrace to time a visit for a boat excursion: A longer brush with Broome

It's a sealed road all the way. The last few clicks into Cygnet Bay are a bit rough, but can be handled in a conventional vehicle. So no need to rent a 4WD.

Unfortunately, one of the best spots on the peninsula, Cape Leveque, is closed. But check if it may have reopened. It's beautiful. I best say no more as to the background of why it is closed.

 

[Wing Nut]

Yesterday's office call, lunch at the Lighthouse Bistro and Pub, Nanaimo. Great views over a couple of bevies and an awesome New York cut sirloin with garlic butter.

Sea planes are a very common (and practical) method of transport in the region. Also frequently see a HeliJet S76 shuttling people between the island and Vancouver.

 

[ellen10]

The famous tram no. 1 Porto and the church of 1000 t I’ll Les Porto

 

[ellen10]

Inside the church the ceiling

 

[Wing Nut]

Seaplane traffic in Canada Bay. Mostly tourist flights but there are RPT flights to various towns on Vancouver Island.
One in, two out.