Cygnet Bay and back to Broome

Relaxing start to the day, up early and went for a walk up the sand dunes, not the leisurely walk we had planned but certainly did wonders for our appetites, and just as well because there was bacon and eggs cooking when we got back.
The camp site is an isolated beach which is accessible by ''sea legs' or by a very ancient and boggy (because of the deep sand) track back to the pearl farm.
Bit windy this morning so the 'sea legs' were not an option due to the combination of tides and swell.  Only way to get back therefore was in the back of a 20 year old troop carrier which could have been white many years ago but was stained a very dark red from the dust.  Didn't have lots of faith but true to form - I was wrong and the experts were right.  Made it back to the pearl farm and loaded up for the drive to the One Armed Point hatchery.
One Armed point was named in the 1800's by the local Aboriginals after someone tried fishing with dynamite....didn't end well...and there you go...One Armed Point was named!!!
The hatchery breeds sea animals (anemones, star fish, bail shells and all sorts of fish for restocking the reefs around the Buccaneer Archipelago.   The guide asked Luke if he wanted to feed one of the 60cm baramundi they had in one of the tanks....of course Luke was up to the challenge....almost lost his arm too!!!  Grabbed his finger and didn't let go until it was well out of the water, Pam took a great photo!!!
Lunch at the Point watching the ferocious tides wash in then back on the Cape Leveque Road for the rough ride home.
Arrived back to Broome at 3.30, did the washing, blog and had an early tea at the pub next door.  It's a 5am start in the morning so should get to bed now before I have another red and type another million words?
We will have very little coverage for the next 9 days, good luck for the blog.....may be words only, photos later.

Early morning walk on the beach, very, very soft sand.

Crab tracks - similar to a few Aboriginal paintings perhaps?

The view of our camp at low tide from the sand dune

Over the top of the dune

Down to the beach

Looking back to our camp

Down the dune

Ready for breakfast

The sleeping quarters

Low tide

Going for a walk on the sand

Look what we found - sand crab

Hermit crab

Sea snail

Soldier crab

The road out....the troop carrier was last washed in about 1970.

View from the coffee shop.

The hatchery at One Arm Point.

Luke catching barramundi, wonder if this method is going to catch on?

Little Emo

Jaw fish in its' home

Wobbegong shark

Our view at lunch time

Loading it up for the trip back.

The Cape Leveque Road

At peak hour