On another expedition out of Broome , we headed up Cape Leveque Rd and turned off toward Willie Creek Pearls .
We stayed on Manari Rd driving past Waterbank and found our way to Quandong Point . More orange roads , curious the way that they do these roads - it's like a big dish drain !
We drove all around Quandong Point , checking out all the places people camp - in all sorts of vehicles - there were buses , caravans , camper trailer , tents - a collection of everything really . It would be a great place to camp , ocean views with beach just below the red cliffs .
Mulla Mulla are out and flowering at the moment and must love the pindan red soil .
Heading down the beach we discovered some interesting red & orange rocks poking through the sand.
Back in the ute and up the road a bit further was a place we've been looking for - James Price Point . There are some photos promoting Broome and have these amazing red cliffs , multi colour sand and green & blue water . We turned off the road and drove down into what looks like a quarry . Apart from the red cliffs & ground there were many rocky sections and small points that you could drive too , a good spot for lunch - it was high tide as well . A lot of people also camp here too .
A few aerial shots were called for and didn't disappoint . This was looking back toward Broome
This is the view to the north toward Flatrock .
This was the view about 2.5hours later when the tide had retreated quite a way ! You can see the high tide marks just below the cliffs .
More Mulla Mulla showing off .
After some flying , photo's & videos we headed up the road to Flatrock - gets it's name from this .
It's also a camping area , there were 2 caravans & a camper trailer there - funny that the red cliffs stop here and then you get whiter sandy beaches stretching up the coast further .
Walking down onto the beach we were pleasantly surprised as we turned to look south - they're only rocks , but looked incredible , great colours .
Another surprise was the rocky darker layer that looked like icing on the edge of a cake . Pindan red above , then the rock layer , then a lighter rock - stained red of course .
The pindan cliffs stretched back down the beach to the south , and yes it is that red !!
The road north turned from a 2 vehicle wide track , to a one vehicle track through the bush , if you want to get to Coulomb Point - the road also links up with cape Leveque road , but that track was even less used and narrower than this one .
At the end of this track , we came out onto white sand and also into a tidal / wet season creek . The pool of water is middle left of this photo , and this is Coulomb Point , favourite for it's rock pools at low tide apparently .
The track did go further along the creek bed , you can see that middle right and goes along behind the dunes for as far as we could make out . This is the beach to the north of the point .
What a great day we've had , spectacular coastline and great colours as well . Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1TuGfHod6RA-l5alNDXgB6SWIeB93tlTv&usp=sharing
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