Monday, 16 June 2014

It was windy this morning, so we started the day with school work for both Elokin and Hendrix. We finished unpacking the van so we could access the table and gave us a bit more room. Just before lunch we all went for a walk around the point and up a couple of beaches. We found lots of cool sponges and plant skeletons. Plus hermit crabs that the kids collected to bring back for bait and a crab race.

We then returned to camp for lunch and by late afternoon the wind had eased off enough that Nath and Tom took the boat out for a fish. Me, Jac and the kids walked down to the beach armed with a bucket while they were launching and saw a pod of dolphins in close. They were rounding up fish and one brought them in pretty close like a torpedo in the water. By this stage the 3 boys were swimming and saw the dolphin come only a few metres away from them.

Tom and Nath caught fish almost immediately, although they were too small. A bluebone, a coral trout and lots of emperors. Back on shore, Oliver spotted the first live blue crab so I grabbed him with my thongs and put him in the bucket. I found the next 2, so we got 3 live ones and one dead that Jac had found. I also spotted a small octopus. We returned to camp to collect fire wood and get dinner sorted before the men returned.

Tonight it is freezing without the wind blowing. We have a lovely big fire to sit around, but it is still cold.

Until next time…. Happy and Safe Travels.