Had breakfast and walked up to the shop.10 am is coffee time when locals gather on the front verandah in the sun.
Purchased a few things forgotten in the original shopping .
Bought the boys a coffee and joined the shopkeeper and some contractors who had knocked off for morning tea.
Got a fair amount of info as to how the Island life works.
Departed and walked back to the boat,tidied up and left for Badger Island.
The old house and jetty built by Alf Stackhouse,featured in a recent documentary on his life.
Had a light crayfish lunch and the crew set the net off Lucky Point,have had success here before.
Simo and Ross went ashore for a while.I washed up and had a tidy .
Pulled the net at 4 to get enough bait for the pots.Just enough so happy enough,the South Wester still blowing at 25 knots but clear sky.
There was a sailing cat anchored when we arrived but had left a little earlier,this is a popular spot in a Westerly.An old Gaff rigger with the headsail flapping coming across Franklin Sound from Thunder and Lightening.
Baited the pots and made up the buoy lines. I intended to set them in a spot off Trousers Point I found years ago.On lee shore well out it would be rather unpleasant when we got there in this breeze.Travelled the six or so miles across Franklin Sound to the spot.Found two nice pieces of bottom.
Looking towards Trousers Point.The magnificent Mount Strzelecki in the background.
Hoped we could lay in Trousers or Fotheringate Bay for the night.Trousers probably would have been just ok,well in behind the point,the new Mast mooring exposed in this weather,bashed our way back out and around the Point, the more northern bay is quite shallow but just enough water for Masterpiece,calculated we would still have 200 mm at low tide so anchored for the night.
Called up Chris Chen to advise him of our arrival at Emita tomorrow.Wont be home tomorrow afternoon ,the local mechanic had died and there was his funeral on at Lady Barron,noticed a sign on the shop there",closed in the afternoon due to funeral".No mention of a name but no need as the bush telegraph would notify everyone,very popular chap by all accounts.
Called Tim Campbell but got his message bank,will try in the morning,Angus has offered Robin's Honda for us to drive around in for a couple of days ,they are away in Dubai I believe.
Most likely will go to their farms to have a look,Simo now a rancher but nothing like these Barons.
Had a meal of flathead caught down south,fishing up here very patchy,large magnificent bays of sand but no fish to be had,locals try to explain some of their spots but the areas are huge so we have trouble finding them,will keep trying.
I turned in early to do the blog but soon fell asleep ,hope the wind eases in the morning to get the pots.
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