LIVEALITTLE

When I thought there was nothing left to see in Australia, I travel again and find Broome. I thought I had reached a climax in Australia travel and did not have a particular need to see anything else but when Andrew suggested going to Broome for a long weekend, I agreed. The build-up has started and we will have nothing but rain for days on end in the near term anyways.
Surprisingly, Broome was heaps more bustling than I expected. Surely it will become Darwin-size eventually. There are lots of boutique shops, high-end and modern restaurants and activities. I felt quite comfortable relaxing and tried not to be too high-strung about catching all the attractions. Cable Beach was as beautiful as the pictures we saw on the postcards.
One thing I did realize about myself is my automatic "shut down" of information processing of things my mind has deemed it does not want to retain. It's happened before when I tried to take up guitar. 3 months and 2 lessons later, I had a mental block. Try as I might, my brain solidified into impenetrable cement when I even pondered touching a guitar. It happened again in Broome... with birds. I recall zero birds from the trip even though "we" saw 74. It's not to say I didn't enjoy the trip, but while everyone was watching birds, I was looking at other things. I guess it's good to know your limitations. Isn't it interesting how the mind works!
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