6am
20 degrees, band of cloud on the horizon. The wind settled about 1am but is
gusting up a bit more now. The willy wagtails and crows are up and about.
Last
night when I walked to the toilets I was greeted by white sand crabs with one
big nipper. They have been wandering around our truck to as their tracks are
everywhere.
The
tide is low again. After breakfast we went fishing as the tide started to come
back in. Walked up to the spot I chose yesterday and I landed a nice size
whiting straight off. I had only flicked the line 6 feet in front of me just
off the edge of the sea grass.
I
got a couple more but Steve was missing out.
He
wound in the big line which he was hoping to get something bigger on and
brought in a whiting. I gave him the credit for that catch even if the whiting
hooked itself!
We
got a couple of little ones then one last one to make 5 for dinner. Little
sharks cruised along the shallow between us and the sea grass so that was the
end of the whiting.
Mr
Pelican flew in but he is too early as we haven’t filleted the fish yet.
Went
back to camp for a cuppa. Steve scaled and filleted the fish and Mr Pelican
isn’t around so a couple of sea gulls scored the remains. Just after Steve
finished Mr Pelican came back – bad timing old boy.
We
tried fishing out the front but more sharks are moving around as the tide rises
and nothing is biting here. I walked back to my spot and got a nice one
straight up again. Then a little bream which I let go and a nice stripey that I
kept for bait.
A
big white shape cruised out in the sea grass – a shark so I stepped back from
the edge a bit more. Steve wandered up with the camera as he only got a little
stripey. The shutter is starting to play up on the camera – I do wear them out
with all the photos I take. We have two back-up cameras now as well as the
Tablet and phone so I am all covered.
I
ended up with 6 nice whiting – another dinner taken care of. Fish filleted and
no birds around for ‘snacks’.
Had
lunch with the wind blowing the sand around. We both agree that living in the
truck in windy weather isn’t much fun but it is part of the adventure. At least
we know we have our comfortable van to go back to. At least the flies aren’t
bad here.
Read
our books in the shade of our awning for a while. The goat came back to the
point and I heard another one calling so it must have a friend.
I
went back to my spot for another fish. More small sharks moving around. I got a
few nibbles but I think it was little bream as they nibble hard whereas the
whiting just take the bait and are hooked. A big shovel-nose shark slowly
cruised by in front of me – only a couple of feet away – I didn’t have my
camera. The wind is really strong here now so I gave up and went back to camp
for a cuppa and read my book.
Had
another fish and got two little whiting which I let go. The sharks aren’t
helping our cause of course.
A
few people have called in during the day for a quick look. Nobody else is
staying to camp for the night. Had an early shower to make the use of the sun
heated water.
Drinks
in the shade shelter – needing our flannies again as it is cooling off as the
sun drops. Cooked the fish and vegies on the BBQ – yum yum.
Had
a cuppa outside watching the stars and satellites – should have brought some
port. Into bed with our books as the wind continued to blow outside.
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