Derby WA

After leaving Windjana Gorge we drove 145klms to Derby (220klm north east of Broome) on mostly dirt road. The soil is pindan, a word used to describe the reddish brown colour. Derby was celebrating its Boab Festival (in it's 55th year). We drove to the old jetty and of course the Boab Prison Tree, on the way towards Broome, believed to be 1500 years old. It was used as a staging point for prisoners when being walked into Derby in the early days. While in Derby we took a scenic flight (in a small fixed wing light plane) over the Horizontal Waterfalls and Buchaneer Archipelago.Read more