Wind  20 -25  knots SSE   60% chance of showers with sun in between

The weather report is still telling us strong winds for the next 3 days so Island head Creek is our home for a while. And what a lovely view from the back of the boat, steep rugged hills and mountains covered in trees and shrubs and not a sign of civilisation except the occasional noises  from the military training area.

Paul on Moor R & R downloaded the weather as his 4G wifi aerial is at the top of his mast and he is just able to receive a medium signal and hence email and internet.

It was Good Morning Island Head Creek with the authentic soundtrack as he relayed the weather on channel  72 to us less technologically privileged floating homes  in the anchorage .

So the foragers, John and I, picked up the traps to find they were covered in brown and green slime with no crabs inside, Very disappointing as the place looks fantastic for crabs.

Some professional fishermen we stopped to talk to said they had 30 pots out upstream and only got 8 crabs. They reckon because its cold at the moment the crabs bury themselves and don’t come out.

Us three and the crew form Moor R& R and Brian motored further up the creek in the dinghies for a fishing expedition. The tide was going out and fishing at the entrance to a smaller tributary seemed to be the go.

Plenty of bream were milling around the entrance however they were mainly small. Between the two boats we managed about 15 over legal size bream. It was very entertaining especially as Morgan let everyone know each time we caught a fish with her high pitched yapping. Some other varieties flathead, whiting , and crescent  grunter were a change to catch but not up to legal size.

 

The group regathered at the mother boat (Moor R & R) for a lovely morning tea of coffee and scones with jam and cream. The coffee courtesy of  Pauls cafe style coffee machine and Deb’s hot baked scones which she slaved over whilst the rest of us were fishing.  What luxury in paradise.

 

The afternoon passed away quite lazily reading, crosswords and some sewing repairs.

Tonight we were catered for on Back Friday with delicious fish patties and a Thai dipping sauce (made by Paul) and a sizzling green curry created by Deb and Bryan. Unfortunately the curry was a bit hot for my lips so I couldn’t eat much. Everyone else said it was wonderful. It was an excellent night especially as I didn’t have to cook a thing.