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Kimberley, WA Roadie

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 KIMBERLEY ROADIE JULY 2021 Departing Perth (and one of the wettest July's on record) we flew to Broome. I love Western Australia's (WA) changing landscape as you leave the green trees and hit the red dirt and then the aqua blue of the ocean against the white sand of Cable Beach. It puts indigenous art into perspective showing the topographical mapping of the land.  Due to a recent Covid outbreak, WA had shut its border to the Northern Territory, therefore our 4WD hire car in Kununurra was cancelled. Fortunately, we managed to hire a  Britz 4WD Safari Landcruiser with rooftop tent in Broome. Our only issue was we were meeting our friends at Kununurra airport, so we had 24 hours to get from Broome to Kununurra - 1,045 kilometres or approximately 11 hours' drive! NOTE:  4WD hire is hard to come by in the Kimberley, therefore if you are planning a trip make sure you book your 4WD before you book anything else. I have previously blogged about Kununurra and El Questro St...