Broome Crocodile Park

We've really settled in here at Broome. The lifestyle is great, the water is nice and the air is warm. The locals are very friendly and there is lots to do. This is our 3rd night in Broome and I haven't even had a chance to put up the TV aerial on caravan!

By the time we got organised this morning it was after 10am and we headed out to 12 Mile (a locality east of Broome) for a visit to "The Mango Place". This place is real touristy thing with all manner of Mango food to taste but the main attraction for me was the sourdough bread baked in their wood fired pizza oven.

On the way back we stopped at the Malcolm Douglas Wildlife park but not for visit, just to pick up a couple of shirts for Alexander. Back at the caravan we a bite to eat and then drove out towards cable beach where the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park is and where Malcolm Douglas used to live.

This place is up for sale as the whole operation is moving out to the Wildlife park but it is the original park, established in 1983 by Malcolm Douglas, to educate the public about crocodiles. At 3pm we joined the feeding tour and then admired the cute little crocs at the end which were handed from person to person to take photos.

We also saw the famous croc named Fatzo which came to the public's attention when a drunk climbed the fence during the night and tried to ride on this croc. As the croc wasn't hungry the intruder survived, albeit with server lacerations, and, after the attack, went back to the pub for some more drinking but was picked up by the ambulance instead.

From the crocodile park we split up, Judy and Ilse went shopping to Woolies whilst Alan and I got a few other things organised including the purchase of some Mango beer. Back at the ranch we tasted the Mango beer but it was just as bad for me as any other beer so Ilse will have to drink the remaining bottles.