After 5 sunny lazy days in Broome it was time to travel a little again. The Dampier peninsula (named after William Dampier- the first Englishman to set foot in this and other parts of WA- then known as New Holland) is the chunk of land just North of Broome.
The first stop was Beagle Bay (with a Beagle in attendance luckily) where the church was handbuilt, using handfired bricks, by monks during WWII. The altar is decorated with mother of pearl and the church is simple yet pristine against the red dirt and rather ramshackle houses of the community.
It's a pretty chilled out trip this time and arriving at Cape Leveque where we're camping for 2 nights there's time to sit on the beautiful beach before having sunset drinks and nibbles. A long beach walk the next day and some of us spot an Osprey having breakfast. In the afternoon an Aboriginal guide takes us on a walk showing us some of the seasonal traditional bushtucker they would gather and eat. Next day a visit to Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm to learn about modern day Pearl farming. It was a beautiful spot but isolated, 3 hours drive on unmade roads back to Broome.
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