We left Broome at about 11am after a slower pack up and then stopping off for a couple of errands in town. We made our way back on to the Great Northern Hwy and commenced the 360km drive towards Eighty Mile Beach, where we were going to stay that night. The kids did a bit of schoolwork to start with and then we listened to the last few chapters of ‘We of the Never, Never’. Michael and I both really enjoyed listening to the book – neither of us had read it before. Lauren and Sam and sometimes Hannah enjoyed listening to portions of it, but not too much in one hit. Apart from stopping at a rest area for lunch, most of the middle of the day and afternoon were spent driving. We finally reached the turnoff for Eighty Mile Beach Caravan Park just before 4pm and drove the 3km along the dirt road towards the coast. It was still red dirt. The van park was located just behind the dune separating the beach from the scrub bush behind it. We booked in and set up. It was then about 4.30. I suggested I cook dinner early (pasta carbonara) and then we take it in the car with drinks etc and have a picnic on the beach as the sun sets (sunset is around 5.45). We did this and it was great. Eighty Mile Beach is (as its name suggests) a very long stretch of white sand and one of the beaches you are allowed to drive on. So we drove along for a few minutes and arrived at a spot where e could see no-one else around. We stopped and enjoyed the sunset and the kids had some fun running and jumping down from the sand dune behind us. We had our yummy picnic on the beach and then, once it was getting fairly dark, drove back to the van. The usual night time routine.