Another day in Paradise!

So the day has ended, night has come and with it the cooling breeze from off the Indian Ocean and darkness has descended calm and quiet.

The morning came bright and new at 5.15am this morning... the great yellow ball rising above the blue azure of the cool waters of Roebuck Bay, splashing the world with brilliance and freshness. Colors bright and gentle covered the landscape of the bay, the brilliant reds of the pindan cliffs shining brightly above the lush green of the mangrove swamp at the edge of the bay, the flowers of the frangipani clear and white against the rich deep green of the foliage. Dew formed on everything laying around, cooling and fresh the day offers up a hint of things to come.

By mid morning work had gotten full under way, driving around Broome town with my captive audience, I see a myriad of different things that they fail to see, the scuttling of the perenti monitor lizard as it races across the road to hide in the bush, the quick sideways movement of the king brown snake as it made its way across a footpath, the slow gliding of the large sea eagle above Gantheume Point as the Osprey watch him from their vantage point in the lighthouse as it cruises looking for prey. The rocks of the point wet and glistening from the waters of the ocean at high tide the rich colors of differing hues, deep rich terricotta red of the pindan, the deep yellows and oranges of the rich sandstone cliffs.

The tourists listening to my dulcet toned voice as I talk them through the amazingly rich history of our small Kimberley town, laughing at the jokes and smiling at the yarns I spin as we wander around, a short walk here and there they slowly learn that there is far more to this wild town than they first thought possible, so much to learn and given only a small glimpse, promising to pursue more of the rich tapestry of life here in the amazing north of Western Australia, weather they do or not is a matter for them, each one and all.

By the end of the tour the day had heated up nicely to a fine and clear 40C (100+F) and so began the afternoon, an afternoon spent lazing happily and contentedly upon the pristine white sands of Gantheume Point beach, a slow walk to the water, a swim and then a quiet lay upon the towel soon one becomes the "typical bronzed Aussie", skin turning a fine toning of bronze, while the tourists around turn from milky white to beetroot red their fair skin unused to the heat and relentless burn of the fierce Kimberley sun, but for me the suns relentlessness is a pleasure, and with each passing hour the more I feel alive, refreshed and content with life!

So finally the day comes to a gentle close, another fine day in paradise

Shane ala the wayward walkabout ;o)