Hi Nikolas,
Darwin to Broome at the time of year you are talking about is still
mid-monsoon, so there are potential issues with flooding to contend with. I
would say you definitely wouldn't be able to do the Gibb River Rd, and may
not be able to access a lot of the most pretty scenery in the region, though
the main highway still goes through some nice country. Broome is extremely
hot and humid at that time of year, and you will need to check with the
Broome Bird Observatory as it usually closes for a month over the Christmas
period. The road to the observatory is closed to all traffic when rain is
heavy enough, as the red soil turns to thick mud and any car passing through
can ruin the road surface.
Those difficulties aside, Broome is still my favourite birding place in
Australia and seeing flocks of 60,000+ shorebirds in January is worth some
heat and humidity in my opinion.
Cheers,
Chris Sanderson
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to plan a two-week trip in late December/early January with my
> parents who are visiting over Christmas to either
>
> Adelaide to Alice/Ayres Rock to see the post-rain desert/outback
> or
> Darwin to Broome
>
> Obviously, the post-rain situation is something that cannot be postponed,
> that's why I would favour the post-rain desert trip. However, maybe the
> scenery of the Darwin/Broome trip would be more interesting for my parents.
> I know that in general December/January is not the greatest time of the year
> for either trip. In your experience, would any of these trips make sense at
> this time of the year? Would it be too hot to see many birds/mammals? Would
> it be miserable at this time of the year for my parents (who are not the
> youngest anymore)?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
>
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