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Ponant Kimberley Cruise - Day 11 - Montgomery Reef / Freshwater Cove
THURSDAY 2 MAY – Day 11 Today is our day to explore the Montgomery Reef. We gave ourselves a sleep in and easy breakfast before our 9.30am departure. I think I may be nearly egged out – eggs benedict with smoked salmon or the egg of the day every day on board, scrambles an...
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Ponant Kimberley Cruise - Day 12 - Lacepede Islands
SATURDAY 4 MAY – Day 12 This region is the most important breeding area in WA for the Green Turtle, and is documented as an IBA – Important Bird Area. The breeding colony of Brown Boobies is possibly the largest in the world, and up to 20,000 Roseate Terns have also been reco...
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Ponant Kimberley Cruise - Day 13 - Broome / Cable Beach and Home
SATURDAY 4 MAY – Day 13 Broome is reputed for its history and pearling era. Chinatown, the historic city centre, and the Japanese Cemetery (dating to 1896) highlight a past marked by immigrants coming to work the prosperous pearl industry and the end of the 19th century. Time t...
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