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Way Out West

James Blundell and James Reyne recorded Way Out West by The Dingoes and sang: 'Way out west where the rain don't fall.........' And how true is that of late, although Broome recorded plenty last wet. The road from FC to Broome is like a long ribbon, easy driving though there were some roadworks in the later stages. The Boabs at this end are amazing in that there are some that are completey bereft of leaves while others have plenty. Many are bearing fruit at this time. The raptors are commonly perched in their branches and you see many nests from quite some distance. We were listening to Elton John's Greatest Hits and discussing his success despite the dysfunctional family and all the rest we learnt from seeing the movie 'Rocketman' recently. When 'The Circle of Life' was playing I was thinking about my Dad as that was the song we chose to play in the background as images of his life were displayed at his funeral. Not long after, we came to the tur