Day 113 – Ardyaloon – Thierings on Tour

The day started with extreme disappointment when we woke up to a text to say our Horizontal Falls tour was delayed due to grounded aircraft in Broome. By the time we had walked over to reception to find out the latest we received another text message to say it was cancelled. I won’t lie, I was DEVASTATED 😭

However I jumped into action mode and within 15 minutes we were rebooked onto a tour the following day, the Broome and Cygnet Bay caravan bookings were updated and most importantly the car mechanic was rebooked for a day later – so lucky they had availability to shuffle it around… phew.

With my out of office rescheduled there was work and homework on the agenda and we powered through quite a few things before a dip in the pool.

In the afternoon, we were lucky to head out to Ardyaloon (One Arm Point), a closed Aboriginal community that allows day visitors to their incredible part of the world. We attended the hatchery tour, where we learnt about many species of the local marine life.

In particular the hatchery protects and nurtures the trochus shell, which has been in decline due to commercial fishing. Here they protect and nurture them before releasing them back out in the wild.

We also met Myrtle the turtle, a very curious green sea turtle who loved coming close to the surface to get a better peak at all us humans.
There were many other shells, clams, fish and a little shark. It was really fascinating and a great lesson in marine biology for us all.

From there, we headed to check out the boat ramp where lemon sharks are known to hang around waiting for fishermen to share their catch. As soon as we got there, they were hanging around, circling and the girls even threw them some squid that was floating around in the shallows.

Then we explored Jologo Beach, the most pristine crystal clear turquoise waters and white sands. Chris and I jumped in for a dip and enjoyed a celebratory anniversary ginger beer with a view. What a special place to enjoy a special day!