Saturday 3 July 2010

Cable Beach - Her beauty and her terror


Beneath the waters of Roebuck Bay and out into the depths of the Indian Ocean, grow the wild oysters which lured pearling masters such as Ancell Gregory, and led to the inhumane conditions for divers endured by enslaved indigenous boys and desperate Japanese islanders. Yet the beauty on the surface is bewitching.


12 comments:

TheChieftess said...

WOW!!! Such spectacular sunsets!!!

Joan Elizabeth said...

Oh yes sunset, thank you. I will one day get to Cable Beach to see if for myself. In the meanwhile I will be satisfied with the gull flying into the sunset. Lovely.

Victor said...

This reminds me so much of my own visit to Broome in August 2008. The sunsets and locale are beautiful.

Ann said...

2nd one is beautifully composed. There's nothing like sunset over the coast.

brattcat said...

We see none of the terror here...only the beauty.

Jim said...

Beautiful colours in those sunset shots.

Lanie said...

Filled with serenity after viewing your blog today. Thank you for keeping my dreams alive.

Peter said...

The photos are ... absolute PEARLERS!

Luis Gomez said...

You are so right. Just stunning!

diane b said...

Ahhhh memories. Isn't it a beautiful place. Snap I took similar pics too.

Susan Ellis said...

Beautiful sunset shots...always interesting to ponder what lies beneath...

Clytie said...

Stunning. And deceptively serene, I think?