We like to pack a lot in a day – you’ve probably noticed. So right after the trip to Horizontal Falls, we went to the Rodeo!

It’s a great peek at the life they live here in the outback. Kind of like the outback version of a Nipper Carnival for us. Everyone gets together from far and wide and has fun doing what they’re good at. Riders came from stations all over the Kimberley. Sort of like everywhere between Melbourne and Sydney.
Here’s a gallery of some of the action.

I like the country way of doing things: one rider had a bad kick to the head, lots of blood. Had to be taken to the hospital by the ambulance. So everything stops while we wait till the ambulance gets back, maybe 15 minutes – they might be needed for the next ride!
After the bucking broncos, it was time for the bucking bulls. That’s a lot of bucking in one afternoon.

After the Rodeo, we headed back to Broome. It was getting dark along the way, and with another thick cloud of smoke in the air, the sunset was another beauty. John took this one on the way home.