Our first Bakery in nine days, 4 hours and 56mins !!!!!! As they say time apart makes the heart grow fonder. Unfortunately the local fauna special (wallaby pie) was sold out, however we still managed to fill our bellies with hot cross buns and other Flinders Island delights. We spent the morning in the boats, exploring the rock gardens around Emita, and challenging each other to paddle through ever narrower gaps between the giant lichen covered granite boulders. We timed the paddle into Whitemark very poorly (just before low tide) which meant we would probably have been quicker getting out and walking the kayaks to the wharf. A delicious lunch, supplied by our trusty land-crew, and we passed out on the beach for a nap.
While getting ready to get back on the water some friendly local fisherman pulled up and threw us a bag of freshly caught flathead, bloody friendly locals in these parts. Excited about the feat ahead, we jumped back into the boats for the a short trip down to Trousers Point. The beach was alive with kayakers when we pulled up at Trousers, with a group of veterans (Mates 4 mates) also paddling across the Bass Strait beating us in for the night. Delicious flathead for dinner, thanks Harry and Jim!!!
Sounds like you're having a grouse trip, and hard-earning those meals. Love it. Great shots too. Look forward to seeing more footage. On that note boys, hope you have enough material for the 2016 Ocean Film Festival. Went last night at the Ritz, and though there were a few good flicks, the quality of movies wasn't up to par. Need a bit of quality Turner/Turner/Turner/Morley/Pratt action! I reckon I can help with the editing, as I now know what a crap edit-job looks like at least.
ReplyDeleteGive you a shout when you're on dry land Tassie. Enjoy the rest of the paddle.
KG