We have turned around and are on our way back to Broome to pick up the borrowed camper. News is that the replacement part has arrived and the engine is running again. Apparently the crankshaft positioning sensor failed so the onboard computer can not regulate the fuel injection anymore. I never heard of this sensor but it seems that most cars after 2000 has one.

On the way down to Broome we stopped for 2 nights at Lake Argyle. This is an artificial lake inbetween the mountains for water storage. The rainy season water is used to irrigate the surrounding fields. At the moment they are increasing the area, covered with cotton. There are also many mango tree orchards. Later the dam also provided hydro electrical power to the nearby diamond mine and the tow

On the day of arrival there we were too late for the “Sunset Tour” on the lake. We did it the next day starting at 14:00 hrs till 18:00 hrs. Meanwhile we amused ourself with their infinity pool. There were not many passengers on board the tour, so we had lots of room. The water has filled up the valleys inbetween the mountains. Therefore there are many islands (hill tops) in the lake. Fresh water crocodiles and wallabies populate some of the islands. Twice the cruise boat stopped and we could swim/cool down around the boat. The second time with a glass of procecco in hand. By that time the wind has picked up,  so we didn’t spend too long in the water. We managed to get back just before a heavy storm started. Lots of lightning, heavy wind and rain. The camper was shaking and the power went out too. A large branch dropped out of a nearby tree but luckily caused no damage.

We arrived in Broome on Sunday and stayed at another campsite on Cable Beach then last time. This one had a swimmingpool which Rudy needs to cool down. The campsite is pretty empty. Many group of tents are close together. They belong to the foreign young workers on their 1 – 2 year work visa. Staying in a tent saves them $50 per week.

We had rented the camper till Tuesday. Therefore we drove North of Broome on the Dampier peninsula to Beagle bay. This aboriginal township has a lovely stone church built by the converted locals in 1910. Apparently there are still monks running the local school. The next day we cleaned the camper and transferred our stuff back to Stuart’s camper. This took a while because we had to find places for everything again. In the afternoon (after fueling and shopping) we drove on to the Eighty mile beach camping The name is correct. We are just behind the dunes and on the beach you see it going on for ever from East to West. There are many wallabies hopping around the campsite eating grass and other items. They come close to you but are not frightening. It is nice to see them hopping around. Clearly made for this bushy type of enviroment. On the beach you see tracks of turtles. It is nesting time now. At high tide they come onshore to lay their eggs. We missed them last night (high tide at 1:00 AM) and at 5:00 (sun rise) they had already gone back to sea. One latecomer was struggling to get back to the sea as the low tide had gone very far out. We have decided to stay another night here hoping to catch the turtles laying eggs.