Willie Creek Pearl Farm Broome

Well we made it to Broome last Saturday and we have had a nice time here since we have arrived, we did the pearling farm, (sorry no photo's) and had a really good look around, we did a litte bit of shopping in Broome, Tuesday we went sight seeing for the day and had a camel ride at sun set, Dave also got a scooter for a couple of days he calls it …

After sleeping in until 8:30, it was time to rush. Broome time rush (which is slow) to get to Willie Creek before high tide. Might pickup a pearl or two, as this is the famous pearling farm. Well the fishing was not so hot, unlike the weather, just a catfish. The coffee after fishing was very good, if you don't mind driving 2400km for it! That is …

We left Eighty Mile beach with fond memories of our time journeying throughout the Pilbara yet excited to be moving into the next phase of our adventure, into the Kimberley region of WA. We were headed to Broome known as the gateway to the Kimberley. The drive north was unremarkable. This seems to be the way of the Pilbara, you have vast areas of …

... lots of rain that way apparently – crazy. Headed off to explore the Dampier Peninsula, North of Broome. First stop was Willie Creek Pearl farm – beautiful location, amazing estuary with turquoise waters that you can’t go in because of ...

... of massed birds taking flight is an extraordinary sight. We spend a day seeing some of Broome's tourist attractions . A tour of Willie Creek Pearl Farm and a walk around old Broome with its distinctive architecture are memorable. We stay for sunset at ...

... overlooks Roebuck Bay to eat our one course meal and diet coke!  After lunch we decided to venture to Willie Creek Pearl Farm, which is about 25 kms north of Broome townsite!  Everything was cool until we left the paved surface ...

... picture of the pearl along side another worth $8,000. An hour or so later I headed out to the Willie Creek Pearl Farm on a guided tour bus. Broome's famous South Sea pearls are produced by the silver or gold lip pearl oyster Pinctada maxima. The oyster ...

... went to Cable Beach.    Fantastic!  Spent a couple of hours there – most of it in the water then of to Willie Creek Pearl Farm in the arvo.  At the beach Mantha got stung – not sure what by – but it wasn’t a ...

... great memories! Monday came around all too soon, but we had a few more things to fit in, including a trip to Willie Creek Pearl Farm, up the coast. An off road experience that Dad could probably have done without (I think he prefers sealed roads!!!) ...

We drove out of town onto the Cape Leveque road to the Willie creek pearl farm. This is a very slick organisation. It is a family run pearl farm. They showed us the anatomy of an oyster and how they are inserted with an irritant(eg sand) to produce ...

... from Grafton but has lived in Broome for the past 10 years. It is a small world!   Visited Willie Creek Pearl Farm about 37 kms north of Broome. Broome is regarded as the pearl capital of the world and still very important to the local ...

... the upgrade to be eligible for insurance. 28/6/07 Well still in Broome. Rupert and Alja have got a job at Willie Creek Pearl Farm a bit north of Broome, Rupert as a tour guide (currently in training) and Alja in the Cafe. They get flown by ...

This morning we did the Willie Creek Pearl Farm tour, we drove ourselves out to the farm via the dirt road and had Luke as our tour guide who explained how they farmed the pearls. It was really interesting how the process happens and Luke was just unreal ...