Derby Wharf

We landed in Derby on Sunday, its 300k's north of Broome and has the largest tidal fluctuations in Australia, 11 metres, you could really get caught out in a boat. The wharf is famous for the fishing, not sure why I caught a catfish and Mick caught nothing! Some locals did catch a Mulloway about 75cm long on a handline. The current flows so quickly you need 8oz sinkers to keep the bait down there.

This is the tide about half way to full

Low tide, quite a difference. The tankers load minerals from this wharf and have to get loaded in a 5 hour timeframe or come back on the next available tide 25 hours away!

The sunsets are quite beautiful up here.

That's Mick and I, we look well don't we, I asked a local to help and take our photo, didn't have the heart to say it didn't really work!