Willie Creek

We left our campsite and headed just up the road to Willi Creek for some free camping and some fishing. Willie Creek is well known for its Pearl farm and tours but just about 200mtrs from the shop we found ourselves a nice little spot to camp for a couple of nights. Not too close to the water, far enough away from them there Crocodiles. Our view was terrible I don’t know how we will manage the next couple of days!

Once we were set up the first thing Jock did was to go fishing. I really do not like him fishing with what lurks in these waters here but he would be up on the rocks so that put me more at ease. Emma came over on sunset and told Michelle and I that we really needed to come see the sunset. So we grabbed our cameras and made our way over the rocks. Wow, it was fantastic.

I had a couple of hours with Emma the next day doing craft. She had all those shells she had collected in Broome and I had bought her a cardboard letter E. First of all we painted it, then Emma arranged and stuck the shells onto it. She will hang it in her bedroom or on her bedroom door, she made a good job of it. Time for a coffee, we found out that Willie Creek pearl farm does coffee. I think it has become a challenge each day to find a coffee, easily done whilst in townships but not so easy out bush especially free camping.

This evening we took our chairs over and sat with Jock, Trevor and Emma whilst they fished. We saw a huge shark having a go at something bloody hell there was some splashing going on then we saw a turtle swim by. Jock and Trevor were not catching anything but small fish which they were placing into a rock pool for bait. Just before sunset we spotted a big crocodile near the opposite bank, up until now we had only seen freshwater crocs this was our first saltwater crocodile better known as a salty. I am glad it was way over and that we were on top of rocks. We kept our eye on it and didn’t see any others, not to say they were not there because apparently there are loads to be seen around here.

The last picture is of the man camped next to us fishing. I love it and wish I had got his address so that I could send it to him. Loved staying at Willie Creek if we are ever in the area again I will come back here.