North of Broome lies the Dampier Peninsula. Stretching for 200km, the peninsula houses a collection of Aboriginal communities. Whilst the roads at the northern end of the peninsula are sealed, a rough sandy corrugated track links the northern communities with Broome. At the northern tip of the peninsula is Cape Leveque, where red sandstone meets white sands and crystal blue waters. We had heard it was worth checking out, so we let down our tyres and headed north.
There are many options for places to stay on the Dampier Peninsula. We chose Kooljaman, right on Cape Leveque itself. Owned by the local Bardi/Jawa people, it is a great place to unwind for a few days. At least that is what we planned - but like all good plans it soon changed and we found ourselves completely occupied.
Cape Leveque on sunset
We chose a powered site at Kooljaman - simply beacuse it was in a shady area. Unpowered sites had magnificent but exposed views. It is interesting but caravans are actively discouraged here, not because of the condition of the access road - although that deters the majority, but for their electricity consumption. The communities up here are all on generator power, and electricity is a valuable luxury. With a battery charger being our only electrical device on load, we were well under the four amp limit on the circut breaker.
