BIG TRIP 3

Day 8 - Stromatolites

Thursday, 4 April 2013

	Photo 1 [Map]

Day 9

Friday, 5 April 2013

	Dali style melted candle [Map]

Day 10 - Nanga Bay to Peron Peninsula

Saturday, 6 April 2013

Decamped and on the road again. Checked out every track on the way north, chauffeur keeping true to form. Very blustery, but not cold. Eagle Bluff, interesting boardwalk/lookout. Ocean so clear, can see lots of fish and rays.

Still trying to remember how to use this App, so I think some of this is going to be repeated, consolidation for me :) Via Denham, where that wretched bakery had a pie with chauffeur's name on it. A few phone calls and we were off to new territory again.

First port of call Big Lagoon. Turned into a sleepover. I am sticking to my "go slow" motto. So far so good.

	Eagle Bluff [Map]		Emus in Denham [Map]

Day 11 - Middle Lagoon to Bottle Bay

Sunday, 7 April 2013

Francois Peron National Park. Off to explore and choose which campsite might have the best fishing. North and east first to Herald Bight. Had been warned it was soft so stopped just at the entrance to the beach. A large sheltered bay, a few camper trailers, no breeze, very hot and VERY soft sand. I think we were both thinking too much hassle to bring the car down when we heard a vehicle come up behind us. Chauffeur raced back, there was no turning around now so he drove down and tried to make a large circle to come straight back out. Not going to happen, but fortunately it only needed the tyres letting down a tad more.

Back out and on to South Gregories, nice, but what were the others like? Gregories nice, but beach very rocky and already campers with generator. Onward to Bottle Bay, ah yes, porridge not too hot, chair right size, and the bed just right!!!!

	Bald sea urchin [Map]		Peron Peninsula [Map]

Day 12 - Bottle Bay

Monday, 8 April 2013

Chauffeur eager to get the rod out. I meandered down after my coffee, with sustenance to the hunter/gatherer. Quite a few rocks at we're eating the rigs, but a few fish were brought in.

	First Cast [Map]		First Catch [Map]

Day 13 - Bottle Bay

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

The learning to sit and relax. Quite hot, breeze variable so we chase the shade and wind around the camper depending on the time of day. Sun cool enough to walk the length of the beach after 3:30. A bit of daily exercise, for me at least. Chauffeur must get a work out all the casting he is doing. The reef is eating up his supply of sinkers.

Went for a drive to the Cape Peron and Skipjack Point. This is a 10 out of 10 place. Turquoise waters, white sand and red cliffs. A bit hot, sand burning through my sandals and no place down to the water to cool off. It is just over a kilometre each way and I chickened out part way, walked back to the car and drove it to Skipjack to pick up chauffeur, what a change eh? Got vehicle bogged at the very sharp turn off but into 4L and arrived at the Point after chauffeur !! I must have walked more than halfway. The view from the boardwalk at the point was spectacular. Looking down into the clear waters, watching dolphins herd mullet was a sight to see. Coming from one who has watched if off our jetty even!!!

Amazingly we had good coverage at the Cape.

	Black sand [Map]		Rock Formations [Map]
	Cape Peron [Map]

Day 14 - Bottle .bay

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Getting into the rhythm of beachside living. At first I felt uncomfortable with sandy/wet feet all the time. Now quite at home with living in my kini/sarong. Fishing in the mornings, sheltering from sun during the siesta time. Afternoon constitutional in the arvos.

Losing track of the days, how wonderful.

Think it was yesterday we walked along the beach to Gregories and chatted to the group of campers there. Seven of them all from Busso on an annual fishing trip (left wives at home working). Told us the ghost crabs were good bait, so after dinner (had to eat fish AGAIN) we donned torches, a leather glove each (good job I am a lefty) and bucket. Thought it would take us hours, but we had a bucketful in no time. Still alive in the morning, but not much luck, think they might be better out in the boat, deeper water bigger fish? Conditions changed, quite a swell and before long my hunter/gatherer was out of sinkers. So crabs released. No problems, we still have fish to eat from yesterday.

	Ghost crabs [Map]

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