Cable Beach Sunset

Watching the sun set at Cable Beach is a must for anyone visiting Broome. Luke and I caught a few when we were in Broome for just over a week, and each time the sun went down, it was just as impressive as the last time we had witnessed it! And we weren't the only ones enjoying the colourful display on Cable Beach - some nights the foreshore resembled New Years Eve in Sydney, with people everywhere - having picnics on the beach, BBQs on the grassy area, swimming, playing football, and you can bet there would be quite a few marriage proposals happening down on the sand, under the setting sun.


The Sunset Bar, which is a part of the beautiful Cable Beach Resort, is a great place to go for a cocktail while you watch the sky transform from bright blue to pink to purple to red. But be prepared to join the crowds - a cheaper option is to take your own bottle of vino down onto the sand and a picnic blanket. How romantic!

And of course, if you want to play the complete tourist, a ride on the famous Cable Beach camels is a must. They walk the beach for an hour every sunset and sunrise and it's about $35 per person. We watched them make their way home each night (their paddock was right near our caravan park) and were impressed at how well they were behaved. No spitters here! I guess they must love their office environment as much as we did.

You'll never see so many budding professional photographers as you will at Cable Beach on sunset (me included!) but there really is something about the place that makes you want to try and capture the moment so you can begin to explain to your friends and family just how beautiful it really is.

Yours watching the sun go down (again!),

Odette