Broome addiction

It looks like we're staying in Broome till the end of next month, i.e. July. That is longer, much longer than we had initially planned. But then again things don't always come planned, in fact, they almost never do. Especially when you're young, when you're free, when you're travelling. Life is full of surprises that we don't foresee.. and if we did, I guess they wouldn't be surprises :)

The Western Australian country town has something that makes you stay. The carefree lifestyle, neverending sunshine, swinging palm trees, sandy beaches and the remote location. The lack of shops, a few bars, limited civilization, limited access to phone, TV, radio and other telecommunicational devices (but unlimited access to wireless Internet :P) Which, to be honest, I hardly miss.

Things could be even better if we worked a little less, but then again it's our own choice and decision. The combination that is currently imbalanced as 75% work and 25% holiday is soon gonna turn into 0% work and 100% holiday when we take off for our next destination Darwin at the end of next month. The long journey via Darwin, Alice Springs (Uluru) and Adelaide is going to take us back to Melbourne by mid August when Kalle, our very special guest, arrives Down Under to travel a fair bit with us. The flights have just been booked!!! Action plan and hot spots include:

1. Aug 16-22. Melbourne, and Great Ocean Road.
2. Aug 22-25. Melbourne-Launceston-Hobart-Sydney. Tassie trip.
3. Aug 25-29. Sydney tour.
4. Aug 29-31. Byron Bay and Gold Coast holiday.
5. Sept 1-4. Brisbane weekend.
6. Sept 4-11. Hamilton Island, Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef. Dream vacation :)

BON VOYAGE!! (#)

Gantheuame Point

A day at Gantheuame Point, the southern end of Cable Beach.

Where striking cliffs have eroded into curious shapes, revealing beautiful layers of reds, oranges an yellows that give off a lovely hue at sunset. At very low tides, 120-million-year-old dinosaur tracks are exposed.

Clouds

Mangrove, Tuesday noon, 19.06.2007

“Clouds come floating into my life,

no longer to carry rain or usher storm,

but to add colour to my sunset sky.”

TV Rock @ Mangrove

If you're ready for a new destination for the most down and dirty dance floor beats, two-time ARIA-winning Aussie duo TV Rock (aka Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough) have just the place. At Mangrove on June 15th.

With a wealth of experience rocking the dancefloors across the globe, TV ROCK is a collaboration between two of Australia's highest profile DJ/Producers Grant and Ivan. They are the hottest production outfit in Australia right now. The guys kicked off their career by breaking all records with their debut single 'Flaunt It' feat Seany B.

Welcome to Sunshine City! Altitude: High, Population: You.

Cable Beach, vol. 100

Week after week.. goes work. Today is our day off. Our day off together in ages. Me and Ann. Cable Beach. Ocean waves. Sun. Ice-cream. Shopping @ Boulevard.

Yesterday was a great night out. After a few kick-off drinks at Mangrove, we all headed out to the famous Irish pub Murphy's. Vanni, Luca, Lee, Rob, the new Dutch trio Elleke, Manous and Myrthe, Nicole, Sammy, and Kyle. As always, Tuesdays are Murphy's nights with live music and loads of drinks. The night usually continues.. and continued also this time.. at Bungalow. Dancing, dancing, dancing :)

Deepface @ Mangrove

Saturday, June 2, '07. Mangrove hosts another Stairway and a concert of DEEPFACE - Melbourne dance trio seducing clubbers across Australia, Europe and the UK with sultry vocals laid over electronica, drum'n'bass and funk. Deepface has enjoyed international success with the ARIA nominated 'Been Good' and their debut album 'Feel the Love'.

Great guys! Go SHIRLEY, Chris x 2, and Ben!

Stairway to the Moon

Stairway to the Moon, Mangrove Resort, 02.06.2007

Cable Beach Camels

The camels of Cable Beach are one hump camels, with the first camels of their type arriving in Australia in 1840, imported from the Canary Islands. They were popular for the early settlers of the more arid interior of Australia, but with the onset of motor cars were slowly set free to roam. It is estimated there are over 400 000 camels running wild in Australia, but during the camel ride on Cable Beach, they seem to have all caught the Broome-time bug and are as chilled as the rest of the people on the beach.

Ashwan, Kashgar, Seebush and other Red Sun Camels ;)

Cable Beach

Just had amazing 3 days off from work.. swimming-sunbathing on Cable Beach, and sipping cocktails at Sunset Bar :P A 3-meter saltie (read: salt water crocodile) had also come down to the beach right in front of the local surf-lifesaving club to make the otherwise so quiet afternoon a lil' more exciting. Read more on ABC News Online ;) Camels were taking a stroll along the beach as the sun set, and the little yacht was meeting the sun on the horizon, sailing to the night. As it always does. Beautiful.