July 28th
Derby has the highest tidal range in Australia at 11.8m,
which is also one of the highest tides in the world (the highest is in Nova
Scotia, Canada). The jetty is reached via a 3km long causeway (which I ran one
morning while there) across the mudflats that separate the town from the waters
of King Sound. Derby really doesn’t have a lot to offer but the sunset from the
Jetty, our first WA sunset over water, was pretty impressive. We stayed at the
Derby Lodge in town and would highly recommend it for travellers to this part
of the world – the rooms were reasonably priced, clean and comfortable, the
gardens were lush and tropical and really peaceful and there were BBQs and a
laundry to use. The managers were really accommodating and allowed us to leave
our car there overnight when we headed off the Horizontal Waterfalls.
The Derby Jetty at sunset
Sunset from the Jetty
The Jetty from the air
Other things of note in Derby were:
The Boab Prison Tree
– a naturally hollowed out boab with a girth of nearly 15m which was used by
the police as a cell in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s until prisoners could
be transported into Derby. This boab is thought to be over 1,500 years old.
Myall’s Bore – a
120m long cattle trough, build in 1910/11 is thought to be the longest in the
southern hemisphere. It was originally filled from an artesian bore and in its
heyday supplied water to 700 cattle at a time.
Frosty’s Pool –
built during WW11 in 1944 and was used as a bathing area for the troops
stationed near Derby.
Lusciously Delicious
Café – great coffee, fantastic homemade cakes and slices (we sampled the
vanilla slice, Florentine and caramel slice on different occasions) and free
WiFi.
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