Hi guys I'm going to broome for a couple of weeks from Sept 12th. Can anyone recommend places to stay. I'll be on a budget and have no transport either. I was thinking about staying at the cable beach backpackers but am not too sure about leaving all my gear in a dorm room??

If anyone else is around at that time it'd be cool to meet up too.

Cheers

Gordo

Why drive past Gero, Port Gregory, Denham, Gnarloo & Exmouth to get to Broome (to name a few !)

The Kimberly Klub is also meant to be pretty reasonable, and it is well located between town, Town Beach and Cable Beach, on a major road with plenty of buses coming past regularly.

There's no such thing as sharks

You could also try 'The Last Resort' backpackers with the lot & from memory fairly cheap.

In my memory (which has a few gaps in it - Broome has a good nightlife) I don't think the wind has ever gone over 20kts (except with the cyclones), I don't think you'll need the 9. Unless you're 40kg or less. The Bureau readings up there are pretty accurate, www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW65029/IDW65029.94203.shtml , and in my experience the best time for kiting there is October/November and a couple of weeks either side, so not quite yet, but don't take my word for it.