Wednesday, 6 October 2010
During the night it started to rain with more lightning around. The rain wasn’t heavy, but enough to be a pain and make us get out of bed to put things under cover. It didn’t help much as the rain was blowing straight in under the awning. Good thing that by the time we got back into bed it had pretty well stopped.
This morning Linda showed me her calendar that she had marked in blocks with coloured texta over the days they had camped in one place. This camp spot is set up 99. I decided that was a fantastic idea and did the same with my calendar. This camp was set up 44 for us. The Jordan’s have been on the road for 8 months and we have only been 3. In there I didn’t include places that we stayed on the side of the road in the car, or at people’s houses or in the cabin in Darwin. If I did then we would be up to 50.
Nathan packed the boat up this afternoon. Rob brought over his huge 400mm lens and camera for Linda and me to have a hold of. It is massive and so heavy! I don’t think I could actually manage to hold it still and take a photo without camera shake.
We used the generator today to charge a few things and run it out of fuel before putting it back in the camper trailer.
This afternoon the tide was really low, so Adam, Linda, Wil and Nathan went for a walk out on the mud flats. Adam came back with 2 pearl shells, unfortunately no pearls, and 3 blue swimmer crabs. Nathan brought back 2 blue swimmers for us.
The kangaroo came back into camp just before sunset when we were over talking to Rob and Chris, his wife. Elokin and Hendrix decided they would chase it to try and pat it. They have no concept of going slow up to an animal. They prefer to run at it like a bull at a gate. So I decided that I would go and rescue it from them, and grab my camera and an apple core in the process. It wouldn’t take the apple core this time, but I did get some good shots of it. Linda came over too and it wasn’t bothered by us at all.
Nathan and Adam cooked up their crabs and Adam also barbecued the pearl meat. Watching them try the pearl meat was funny. I wasn’t game enough. It just looked wrong. We have kept our crabs for tomorrow, as we like them cold.
Until next time…. Happy and Safe Travels.
We are enjoying reading about your trip especially the back road you took off Cape York to Karumba. We can’t place Honeymoon Beach. The only Honeymoon Beach we know of is at Point Samson which is much different to what we see in your pics. Don’t miss out on Karajini National Park west of Tom Price, it is a must see. Also places like Cossack for its old world charm & Burrup Peninsula for its rugged rock formations. Burrup is at Dampier. Look at Woodside Gas Plant, drive out to Hansen Cove & on the way look at Deep Gorge Aboriginal site which is approx. 3.25 km from the turn off to Hensons Cove on the right look for a track that leads to a parking spot from which you walk from into a small gorge. look for rock carvings, you will find them everywhere.
Do not miss a visit to Cape Range National Park out of Exmouth. you can stay in the Park for 28 days. Our favourite place to camp here is Pilgramunna as it is good fishing & ideal for launching your boat & snorkeling over the coral as you just snorkel straight off the beach. There are lots of other good spots to snorkel in the park. Check it out. I believe it is free camping just south of Yardie Creek. Check it out. Look for Black footed rock wallabies at Pilgramunna Gorge & Yardie Creek. Target fish inside the reef are Spangled Emperor, Chinaman Cod which are really good eating & Trevally. We have experienced good fishing north from the point of North West Cape about 0.5 to 1km out for Chinaman Cod & Bluelined Emperor however you would need to look out for weather changes here. We have also caught tuskfish, cod & bluelined emperor in 27ft. of water just out & slightly north of the boat marina at Exmouth after anchoring up, burlying & using squid & prawns for bait. By your bait at Kailis’s near Learmonth on your way up to Exmouth.