Fitzroy River, Derby, Willare, Broome.

Yesterday, we drove from Fitzroy. You can still see remnants of the flood on December 30th, 2022. The flood wiped out the Fitzroy Bridge. The new bridge is really good, and the Main Roads have done a fantastic job in completing it in a relatively short space of time. There are still ongoing roadworks around this area.
We stayed at the Fitzroy River Lodge caravan park, which, sadly, is very rundown and untidy. We definitely would not stay there again. It used to be lovely. The resort itself is quite nice, and it looks like the government brought in a lot of flash looking dongas for all the workers building the bridge and repairing the town.
The drive to Derby was very pleasant with nice, everchanging scenery.
We stopped at "Gnumban Clifftop Rest Area" for a coffee. It had been recommended to us, and it was good.
Then it was on to "The Lakes" (Ellandale) to see how that looked. We have stayed there before, but not this time. There was water in the lake, but only 4 caravans were staying there.
We got to Derby around lunchtime and had a look around. The town looked clean and tidy, and we were pleasantly surprised. There is a Woolworths store there now, so we picked up a couple of supplies.
It was then on to the Willare Roadhouse for our last overnighter and to watch the Eagles on the beer garden TV . Well, we all know the outcome of that!
Soon, we'll be getting ready to leave here and drive the last 140 odd kilometres to our 'home away from home'; Broome. We'll have a coffee at the Roebuck Plains Roadhouse on the way and arrive in Broome for check-in at 11 am.
This 'medium' has been a wonderful way to share our travels with family and friends and keep a record of this trip. Thanks, everyone, for your comments, for keeping in touch and following our adventures.
This will be my last post for this trip. Stay well, everyone, take care of each other and be grateful for every day 🙏
Love from Pam and John
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