Well we have scored a non paid Caretakers jobs at an old pearling station at Deep water Point. They were looking for a long term Caretakers and we have agreed to stay at least a month. It appears the New Managers of this property have agreed to provide Caretakers whenever possible and we were fortunate to score the position.
We did a reconnaissance mission with out the van on the on the 17th April to check out the road and track out there as well as meet the Manager who was out there for the Easter break. We drove out with the van out on the 20th to start our duties (holiday really)
Deep point is about 2.5 hours by 4×4 from Broome and took us 4 hours towing (200km)
We are definatley here by ourselves at the nearest people contact would be an hours drive. Fortunately we have reasonable phone and internet reception.
Cape Leveque Road – Muddy in sections and quite badly corrugated in sections. At times we were travelling at 30km per hour
First section of track into Deep Water point
Rocky section of track about 1.5km long
Front gate
Our view
Us all set up
Main Homestead
Small Point Homestead
Inside Point Homestead
Point Homestead Shower
Out house at Point Homestead (with a view of the ocean)
6 Foot plus crocodile swam straight past our camp site about 30 meters out we followed around the Point to the other side of the Point. Keep in mind the point were we are camped is maybe 60 meters in width. I’m informed there is another one about 4m in another bay not far from here.
We were already cautious swimming mainly because of irukandi stingers recently reported to have been in Broome but now we definatley won’t venture to far from the shore. The water temp is very warm you don’t feel any cold whatsoever.
Part of our duties is to monitor who has keys as from history the few odd keys had been given out and before changing locks they want to know who it may affect. The site has an excellent place to launch boats, due to this we had a request from a local resident to launch his boat. Sounds like he knows the local police and they had borrowed him the key to the gate. After checking with the Manager I gave him the ok on this occasion and after a day and night fishing he was kind enough to give us a Fingermark fish. This we had for tea and I must say was an excellent tasting fish.
Karen with the fish we didn’t catch, sorry for my FB friends that presumed we did
Sunsets, spectacular views
Diesel Generator just for our needs (diesel supplied)
Water tanks replenished by bore if required. Gravity fed to compound and van, water is excellent no problems drinking.
Old tennis courts
Mess and workers accomodation, some of this has been affected by White ants. There is also flushing toilets here that we use.
Machinery sheds
Scotts on the Run 