The day #22 of the #PowerTrip360 was the second longest one in terms of the number of kilometres covered in a day as we did around 1100 kms that day. A small typographical error in our distance chart led us to believe that we will be doing around 800 kms that day; however, we figured out the mistake the night before our departure and were able to make an early start rather than taking it easy.
This was also the day when we came face to face one of the biggest challenges that we could face on this roadtrip; and that was the fear of running out of fuel. After the Halls Creek Petrol station, the next gas station was 293 kilometres. We were carrying 15 L spare fuel, which was enough to see us through to the next station. However, we rode very slowly in the 100-100 kmph range and figured out that we could do around 350 kms in one tankful and that spare fuel for the both bikes, which was impressive for these bikes. But riding slowly would mean a longer day on the road and we reached to a point where we figured out that the next petrol pump (Willare) would close at 8 p.m. and we were still 200 kms away from it, with just 2 hours in hand to reach it. So we called the petrol pump guys and requested them to stay open an extra 15 minutes; otherwise, we’d be stuck 200 kms short of our destination on the road. They agreed to keep it open for an extra 15 minutes; but we managed to reach there 5 minutes before their regular closing time. Then from there it was another 200 kms run to Broome to reach there before all the restaurants close.
If you are traveling in Australia, you must keep in mind that everything closes here pretty early. Most of the shops and malls would close by 5:30 p.m. except on Thursday. Most of the restaurants close by 8 p.m. So if you are planning to buy dinner or anything else for yourself; you need to make sure that you do it before the shops close.
The next day, day #23 of the roadtrip was spent exploring the city of Broome, which is a beautiful coastal city and that attracts a lot of tourists from all over the world. One thing that I noticed especially was the number of people of Asian origin. Relative proximity to Asia is the cause probably.
I visited the Cable Beach, which is a major tourist hub here with white sand and was named after an undersea telegraph cable was laid between Java, Indonesia and Broome in 1889. This cable surfaced at this beach and gave the beach its name.
Some visuals from the Cable beach
Then I went to the Gantheaume Point, which was right next to the Cable beach. The place Gantheaume Point itself is a white sandy beach with a red rock cliff face that overlooks the Indian Ocean. And there I saw one of the most beautiful sunset in my life. Would fail to describe what I witnessed so I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
