Derby

Whilst in Derby we took to opportunity to visit the Boab Prison Tree, which was an impressive tree. As we walked back out to our car, we thought it was kind of wrong that the Department of Corrective Services Prisoner Transport Van was parked in front of it, especially given the significance of the site!


We also visited the Mowanjan Arts Centre. It featured paintings, etchings, boab nut carvings and belts made from woven hair (Michelle’s friend Claire’s hair to be exact!). We purchased two paintings by local Aboriginal women that depict the local spirit figures the gyorn gyorn and the Wandjina.

Our evenings were spent watching the sunset on the Derby Jetty, which you can drive out onto, and from the expansive mudflats. On the way out of town, Stuart stocked up on supplies for the Gibb River Road while Michelle had a haircut from Megan at Kimberley Kuts. (Which happened to be right next door to a funky bra shop called ‘Derby or Bust’. Ha ha.

From Derby we set off for Fitzroy Crossing.