Around Broome

Our second day in Broome was spent at the van having a quiet time and hoping John’s vertigo and sore back would improve.  He was very unwell and we cancelled our plans for the day and postponed leaving as well. I did persuade John to have a swim in the pool in the afternoon. It was very hot (too hot to be inside the van) and we had sought shade all day.

The pool was close by and we walked there slowly. We were pleased at how nice it was, how pleasant the water was, and that there was only one other couple in the water – and they left shortly after we arrived. It was great to feel the cool water on our hot, sweaty bodies!  John usually avoids pools but he definitely benefited from our swim.

Thankfully he woke on day three with no vertigo.  What a relief! We took it easy in the morning though, just reading and pottering at the van. By midday John felt much better and suggested Matso’s for lunch. Matso’s is a local family run brewery that is quite an iconic venue in Broome. It makes craft beers and the most refreshing alcoholic mango and ginger beers. It was only about a five minute drive from the caravan park.

It was a good decision.  The brewery wasn’t too busy and there was parking.  We sat in the beer garden under the shade of the mango trees and enjoyed a cold drink and a shared Ploughman’s lunch. It was very nice.

<span;>John watched the football in the afternoon while I read, then we wandered over for another swim which was just as lovely as yesterday’s.

John was very tired so, after a simple dinner, we retired to bed early. We usually go to bed on dark and read for a while.  Tonight we had no choice. After a very hot day,  the heavens opened and lovely, cool rain came down. It was so nice lying in bed in the caravan watching the lightning through the windows and listening to the rumble of the thunder.