Port Lincoln and Local Environ's

Thailand holidays over for another year - relaxing and enjoyable tour of Southern Burma, and the house looks magic with it's new coat of paint! - Separate BLOG's  

Landed on revised schedule – with SQ right behind us – bugger. Then an announcement – Health and Safety had to check out an ill pax before we could disembark. Meanwhile SQ discharging pax. Then they disembarked the rear of our plane, as the sick pax was behind us and we were not permitted to pass – talked to the Doctor who interviewed her as we walked to immigration – she was only air sick!!

The immigration hall was jammed – 1 hour to clear immigration. Thru customs – vac sealed cashews and curry paste – x-rayed our bags and on our way.

Full sun, cool refreshing breeze and an egg and bacon Sub for breakfast.

Rex on time and Chook picked us up – coffees and brief catch-up.

Cranked up the vehicles – washed the FJ, Troopy okay as in the shed. Van batteries on charge etc.

One casualty in the house – our fish trophy photo mosaic hit the deck and smashed – frame screw let go.

Tea at the Marina – Fillet Minions x 2 – excellent

Coles for provisions – 2015hrs it’s dark enough to sleep, not that any encouragement was required!

Soon on our deck - enjoying the views

Breakfast 

One red delicious, and heaps of Granny Smith apples. 

Manual retic for an hour as it’s dry!!

Anchor rope let go and end up on the beach - towed to the boat ramp and hauled out onto a trailer.

1000hrs weather looking good – loaded up and 1025hrs off to Farm Beach – 48k’s 38 minutes, and soon fishing off the rocks – taps and big fish along the blue line and salmon in closer. G – up to the vehicle to get some water – Sue landed a KGW 320 on the dot, then a wobble gong – 1340hrs all okay. Then @ 1345hrs stiff southerly across the bay – packed and gone as it hit!
Only Sue know how to hook the exotic's - no table fish landed.

Troopy maintenance 

Tourist cruiser in port - massive 3,000+ passengers

Finally got the bugger nesting under our solar panels

Changing out the gutter leaf guard - the bristle gutter guard seem like a good solution - alas the leaves collected and the spiders loved the environment, exacerbating the issue. 

Much better solution the the mesh

Our view

Sue's birthday at the Marina Hotel

'S' Day = SUZUKI day - 4 stroke 20HP c/w with cap and can cooler

Fits with millimeters to spare on the existing out board cradle. 

Nev's making crab traps / pot from recycled and surplus material he's had lying around for years 

Friends of the Parks working bee - tree guard install and improvements - Wanna Flats

Early AM - Puckridge Park - suspect stolen and abandon

Off up to Utanyah for the Easter long weekend 

Diana Masters and Sue in frond of one of the B&B

Linden - relaxing and watching the sun set

The rustic B&B at Utunyah

Allen Cowley Shelter - by GPC carved from some drift wood LNP 

Helped relocate a rain water tank

Almost blood red

Take in to beach south side of Arno Bay - Green Sea facilities 

Access tack to the beach - 1k from Green Sea's gates

Soft sand and rocky shore line. Plus exposed to the easterlies

Even softer sand to get to the beach

Secret location for this fellow!

Getting ready to fit our new out board

Got to be a good motor! Made in Thailand! - details noted

Chooks cat took up residence - door left ope less than 10 minutes

Yes we have them in our limited garden

Perfect fit 

06/04 - some one's birthday

Re-potting seedlings - Friends of the Parks 

Helping Bob Delaine install a camera for Mallee Fowl 

Our visiting Begeal - Alfie!

Already camped up in the National Park - tinnie in transit

Wind dropped off over night – now variable from NW to Easterly 15 – 20kph, 15.7 degrees.

Off into town to change out battery seems all okay – now fully charged. 

Black as on the horizon and Sue rang just as leaving as the cold front is building. Started to rain as I got to the park, and really started to blow as I got to the RSS turn off. Sue holding down the annex, pegs out on the BBQ side and the annex pole had collapsed, with one roof rafter out. Soon under control with the Troopy as a wind break helped. Wind 70 – 90kph with a max gust of 105kph. 

Rain and wind for 5 days - 103KPH

Hence the Troopy placed in front of the annex 

It's fizzing!

Eye bolt secured with lead into the rock

Suspect the eye bolt was used to haul boats into the crevice for maintenance / dry dock 

Calm - good to test out our new motor an d get it run in before we head north

1st for the season

Tasty morsels 

After nearly a week of strong winds it is worth the wait!

Cleaning up the camp ground - toilet tissue at least disintegrate over time but these wet wipe's 

The local classic - Tacoma with the tour group on board

Here's why I get to lead our morning walks!

A couple of feeds at least

Chook and TJ visiting - yes we have had strong winds for over a week - hence the seaweed 

Don't need to go very far from our camp site ____

for a good feed

Tide pushing up

Tasty

crowded tinnie - but ya! gotta have the gear on board

Spotted this rope earlier in the day ___

Retrieved at high tide

Early AM relaxing

30mtrs or there about

Our view and the seaweed

All legal

Friendly locals

Old timber_____

on our morning walks - enjoyable

Not over loaded yet - Yum!

Cracked ribs - resulted in vibrations with the 4 stroke

Now thats what you call a repair - $100

Meanwhile to new out board is getting a service

Chook with his new toy - if only.
 Test ride after a service.

More heat next time around - Scones

No wonder the peach tree died - this post buried a foot below where I planted the peach

How good is this 3 months after installing

Beefing up the transom for the 4 stroke to eliminate the vibrations - along with the rib repairs it should all help. Update ex-KAB - all good, much better!

Melaluca did not survive the transplant

Lets see how this native goes

Best part of the day!

Not a storm - bush fire 

Found on our morning walk - delivered to the police station to find the owner

Sue's birthday cake

Now resides at Chooks place

Repairs to the storm water pipe off our property and Clarkes

Good flow where's its suppose to go 

Walking trail maintenance - check point 4 to 7 approx 4k's

Inter-twined and not going any where soon.

Tree base - will need to keep an eye on it

Water well at the Wood Cutters ruins

Water channel

Pretty good condition

Done - 2+ hours - Sue's got the BBQ cranked up

Yum! Quince from our neighbour 

Better with BUTTER - Banana bread

Down pipe repairs 

Mallee Fowl country - hopefully get some images

Neat water fountain down town c/w built in dog bowl

View from my rocking chair thru the screens

Tim - checking the power draw on the Troopy battery - should be less than 0.080 - disconnected stuff but no real culprit - just keep the battery well charged

Foam lining from these seat cover - Ex-Puckridge Park bins made great filters for the van air con.

Scone's getting better

Friends of the Parks tree planting at Surfleet camp ground

Good crowd out for the tree planting

Good photo record - give them 5 years and let's see the progress. Some one please remind me!