Had my shower and instead of mopping up got into cleaning my side bathroom.Good one got going,hit the deck running.Too easy to just drift along after so long on board.
Had breakfast seem to just have juice and a large bowl of cereal with bottled fruit and a dob of fruit yogurt .Had some toast today,Lesley's Loganberry jam long gone.
Stripped the beds and did the other bathroom,Ben making a fruit loaf to use up the nearly out of date milk,into the engine room on top of the hot water cylinder for a couple of hours to rise.
We walked over to the laundry in the car park,on the way we came across four Beautifully Restored FC Holden's .From Western Australia.They were better than new,the cars were in their original colours but the ute was fire engine red the same red Teraki was painted.
Saw the ute earlier,sounded like an original engine but on inspection it had an automatic gearbox.I don't think they had Auto FC's.might be wrong though.Original period mag wheels.
After we set the washing going and on the way to Banjoes for a coffee and Blueberry Muffin I was going to duck back to the boat and get my pad for a photo but they were gone.
Back un the boat to wash the salt and grunge off the outside ,the crew of Jasper had showed up and seemed they ment business.
Plugged in the three phase shore power and unlocked every thing.Looked like they were off .Rod and Garth turned up and Rod went over to offer assistance with the lines to move her out between the pier and Climax.Once a fisherman always a fisherman,enjoys mixing with the present day ones.
Soon we noticed a different movement around the boat,a more fix it attitude.Seems the battery's were flat on the generator.Them the skipper came up with a drizzled piece of wire!
The battery charger has had it.
The decky from Climax lent them his charger ,obviously not going anywhere for a while.then the plugged the three phase lead in to run the freezer,consternation,that won't work either only 220 volts.Hmm your power ok says the skipper to the decky,yes he says.I suggest the obvious those three phase leads can be dicky sometimes especially ones exposed to the weather and salt water. You better try my lead says the decky.Good idea.Still not right,must have tripped something down below.
Eventually the freezer starts up.Later on we see them operating on the lead on the jetty with a new screwdriver set and a large kitchen knife .
The trip is postponed for a day,up to the supermarket to buy a toy battery charger.The deck hand on Jasper decides to bait the pots and borrows a knife off Climax so now he has his battery charger ,lead and knife.Not a good start to his trip.The boat looks in good condition,evidently owned by a school teacher,he has two boats.
Just finishing up enforce lunch when a woman in a green jumper comes on board,g'day I am Kia,Garth and Rod sent me over.I am your escort for Sarah Island.
Had a bit of a natter with her seems she is the daughter of the fellow who wrote and did the play The Ship That Never Was. She was to be on the island when the Farmers arrive the day after tomorrow.I am going over tomorrow to stay the night to be there when you arrive,thought I would touch base before I go.I will do a bit of weeding or something while I am waiting.I thought it would be the Parks job but as the cruise industry relies on the island they must all pitch in.
She invited us along for the nights performance of the play,she being one of the actors.
Unfortunately her father died last year,but she has carried on his job.I believe the river cruise fare includes the island spiel and the play,they have a few actors who take it in turns to produce it.Some live here some from Hobart and one from Melbourne.
They think it is the longest running play in the Southern Hemisphere,seventeen years I think she said,got a while to go to catch the Mousetrap.
She left after we suggested she give the Farmers a hard time on the Island ,after all it was a penal colony.
Called up Garth and Rod to come over for lunch as we had scored a couple of crays off the fisherman,very white fish but no the less tasty for it.A nice salad and some white wine,very acceptable.
I pottered about the boat ,did some small jobs.Taped up Gillies skylight which drips when we get a doing ,never been much good those ones,was going to replace them before we left.
Ben went for a run,I aired some of the washing that was not was quite dry and kept an eye on the lead mending going on ,on the jetty.The final judgement was the lead was no good.Just as well I thought.
We wert over at five thirty to the play.Garth and Rod got the first two castings.They were to be the villains ,every time their names were mentioned they were to be booed by the audience.A couple of distinctive hats were placed on their heads .Another lady up the back was to be the ships parrot and good she was,letting out appropriate screeches now and then.
It was not long before the two actors had many characters involved.Some in their seats and some on the stage,Ben and I ended up as the helmsman and he as the bilge pump man.
Quite an enjoyable one and a half hours to a full house,I have a feeling the tourist season may go on a little bit longer than usual this year as both boats are still running.Good luck to Strahan.
Returned to the boat for dinner of steak and Waffles,finished up the icecream.
A Masterpiece Lunch.
While the Cats away the Mice will play goes the saying.
A photo of Gary ,sound,assisting Gilly,camera,taking flim of trout at the farm.Josh could no resist the shot.
Might need to tighten the belt.
Gary's photo of Josh checking up on the cooking action on Solquest or is he praying Sonia will be happy with his results?
My photo of Josh ,the boy from Brissy,who found a can of XXXX left on board by John O'Rielly last year coincidently bought in Strahan.
Has survived more than twelve months on Masterpiece,must mean something!
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