Another lovely day dawned in northern Queensland. John cooked us bacon and eggs for breakfast, the girls having quite an appetite, so much that toast with blackberry jam was devoured after.

John and Megs headed out on a fishing expedition in the dinghy while the kids and I stayed on Ovive. I worked (MG) for half an hour then the kids and I baked a cinamon apple cake, had a puppet show and drew pictures.

The fisher folk fished on the southern side off Horseshoe bay close to the rocks but only caught a salmon catfish and several netting cod, none worth keeping. Deb and Wayne who were also out there caught a small coral trout. Not a very productive morning other than the cake.

The smallest catch of the trip

After lunch Megs, the girls and I went ashore for a beach walk. We strolled along the southern end of the beach collecting small shells, some with hermit crabs in and some dead crabs.

Most were thrown back in the water before we departed.

By then it was happy hour again so we enjoyed a few beers on the foreshore with Deb and Wayne and Geoff off Beach Bum. They had met Geoff last year when cruising. Geoff owns a Perry 43 cat, the same as Nyeki.

Back to Ovive for Balsamic sausages with mash for dinner and choc and golden syrup puddings with cream for dessert. Early to bed for those two young’uns after last night.