Broome!

While I was in Broome early Thursday morning I contacted the RACQ to see if our ultimate care package would cover towing our van from Port Smith to Broome and it does so that was a worthwhile investment. The RACQ towing contractor turns out to be the same business that is fixing our Jeep. I had to communicate with Jeep and the RACQ over the vehicle, accommodation, hire car and timings, and everything had a hiccup. Jeep had to deal with their insurer Alliance so it was essential to have phone and internet to be able to sort things out.

Firstly the accommodation organised by Jeep turned out to be a twin room at the YHA backpacker hostel, which would have been fine if I was 20 years old! The tow truck driver that I travelled with contacted his wife who used to work at the visitor centre and she located a room at the McAlpine Hotel for $294. The insurance company has a limit of $150 per night but I was happy to pay the difference for a decent room.

Fortunately the boutique hotel is only a 5 minute walk from the PCYC overflow caravan park where guests must have a cat or dog to be able to stay here.