Derby

Derby is located in the King Sound on the west coast and has the highest tide in all Australia and 2nd highest in the world at up to 11.8metres.
It has a population under 5,000 and has a long jetty where you can view the tides and fish of course.

Derby Jetty

Nearby is the famous Prison Boab Tree. They say they used it to lock up Aboriginal prisoners on the way to taking them to a far away prison as it is hollow inside. It is fenced off now and the sign warns you that there are snakes living inside!!
We had intended to stay a night here but the caravan parks wanted $38 per night and they did not look very nice. We visited Woolworths which was needed and drove further down towards Broome.
We were not due in Broome until Oct 9 for some appointments and after some research we decided a chill out at the beach might be needed. We knew of a good place about 100kms south so as it was now getting late we found a good overnight rest area to stay the night.

Prison Boab Tree