We left Port Hedland early as we had a long drive ahead of us. And when Google Maps tells you „in 566 kilometers turn left“ you know it is going to be a rather boring ride.

Leaving Port Hedland we drove by these huge salt fields. The white mountain in the background is salt being piled up for further transport. Most of the Port Hedland salt is used in the chemical industry.

When you drive from Port Hedland to Broome you drive along the „80 Mile Beach“. Unfortunately the beach is not visible from the Great National Highway. Plan was to turn off the highway to get a look at this 140 kilometer beach. However, things not always go to plan. Shortly before reaching the turnoff our car was hit by a stone on the windshield making a small hole. As the road to the beach is unsealed and we still had about 400 kilometers to go we did not dare take the gravel road as we were afraid that the glass would crack further.

We stopped at Sandfire Roadhouse instead and used some duct tape that was holding together my broken eReader to patch the windshield temporarily.

After driving for seven hours we reached our destination for the next three nights: Broome. Located in the Kimberley region, the city of Broome put us about 2,240 km North from Perth were we originally started our adventure.

The town of Broome was originally founded as a pearling port over a hundred years ago. Broome boasts a multicultural population.

Every Thursday during dry season there is a night market in Broome with merchandise, life music and food trucks. We went there for a stroll and taco dinner before returning to our hotel.

Turned out someone else had meanwhile been enjoying our outdoor bathroom: we had two little, green visitors. With the help of Google Lens hubby made them out to be Australian green tree frogs. Apparently they are not only harmless but their skin secretions have antibacterial and antiviral properties.