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I enjoy taking photos.

Sometimes, I jag a good one; sometimes not.

Here's my photo website. You might enjoy looking at some of them.

BIWOZ.

http://biwoz.smugmug.com/

.............maybe not.







I lied.......going to Singapore in April so Ron will want to know where he can find those boobs
As an aside-did you like Broome? Over here it's really hyped up and to tell the truth I was a bit disappointed. We visited the girl child when she was working in Derby and I felt Deby had more character. The sunsets are amazing in that part of the world as well as those huge tides.
We had fish and chips for lunch at a little place near the wharf. It wasn't a huge serve but with 1 OJ and 2 waters it came to $75.

Hi Ma

My interest in Broome goes back to 1975 ... it was my first teaching appointment. Like many others, I had no idea whatsoever of what Broome was. I got off the plane, in January, in shirt and tie and long, thick, woollen trousers. My new principal turned up in footy shorts, T-shirt and thongs!

It was a bittersweet time for me ... met, loved and lost a girl who meant the world to me. Had one or two motorcycling adventures ... there were only about 2500 people living there!

I didn't go back for 25 years ... the changes blew me away. The new house I lived in, in a new part of town, is now called "Old Broome". Where I was offered two blocks of land ... and turned them down ... is roughly where Cable Beach Club Resort is now The worst part of town was the meatworks ... a stinking blot on the landscape. The area is now called Demenco and is, arguably, THE most desirable land in Broome. How times change.

My now wife taught in Derby, at the School of the Air. She would drive to Broome just for a swim Derby has character, but physically it's a bit of a hellhole, on the mudflats as it is. Not my favourite place.

Is Broome overpriced? Yes, of course it is ... always has been, even way back then. But ALL of WA is overpriced; we are suffering from the northwest mining "boom" which sees a lot of people with a lot of cash to spend who drive the prices up and up ... but still pay those prices. And we "ordinary" people simply don't have the salaries to keep up.

Our very good friends now live in Broome, so we go back quite a bit now. We've found if we go in the off-season, we can share a double bedroom unit at somewhere like Seashells Resort or Bali Hai Resort very reasonably. And we get our flights on Frequent Flyer points, so it's not too bad. Otherwise, Asia is far cheaper.

Even so, there's just something about Broome that, once it's in your blood, it never goes away. Hard to explain ... but I feel different when I'm there.

As for the boobs , you're supposed to be looking at the jewellery! The boobs belong to our friend, Jen, from Broome.

There are still reasonable places to eat in Broome (the jetty's not one of them!), but you need some local input to find them.

Anyway, glad you didn't really hate my photos ... I was just about to take the link away when I read that.

Cheers Ma

Bruce

20/20 hindsight is great in the real estate business We've mad a few of those blunders as well.
As for prices-I found that the Woolies in Derby had much the same (and in some cases cheaper) than here, so lunch price seemed way out of proportion. Ron is stuck in the 70's pricing zone, so anything over sixpence gets him hyperventilating!!
When I told someone here we were going to Derby she asked "Is that the place with the big mudflaps?" I kept a straight face and told her it was.
I do know what you mean about a place getting into your blood-I feel that way about Norfolk Island. We lived there for 3 years and it was a real wrench to leave it. I guess as far as tourist destinations go if you only go there for a few days, the experience can be a bit superficial. I tend to steer away from "resorts" that are out of town and want you to stay, play and spend all your time and money with them. I like to get out and explore.
Nice to get a different perspective on Broome.