At first light I was up and had the kettle on for a cup of
tea before our 3nm mile trip to the mangroves and back. Graham surfaced and it
was time to go. At least the water was calm which made the 3nm trip easier. We
only just made it over the mouth and into the creek. We had to hurry to retrieve
the pots and get out before the tide receded too much. There was also the hurry
up of the potential crocodiles lurking around. We lifted the pots into the
dinghies as fast as we could not worrying too much about the disappointment of
no crabs and we sped back out of the creek to open water.
The hunters and gatherers had failed miserably on their
promise of crabs for dinner. We covered 12 nautical miles in the round trips
and came up empty handed. After breakfast Graham and I went for a bit of a
fish. Graham pulled up 2 coral trout and I managed a trevally. That was lunch
sorted and a bit of faith restored in the hunter and gatherers.
We moved on to Double Cone Island. It has two hills hence
the name. It is also known for its poisonous cone shell fish. We went for a
swim on arrival and then back to Echo Beach for the coral trout and trevally
lunch. On the way back from the beach I trolled a lure as it was a fair
distance. Within 50 meters of the yachts a spanish mackerel struck. That was a
pleasant surprise. We were already thawing out steak for dinner so that one
went into the freezer for another dinner.
We had a great lunch on Echo Beach and we broke with
tradition and had a white wine with lunch. That made for a very lazy afternoon.
For dinner we invited Graham and Leanne over for a Thai Beef
Salad which Tamara did a great job of preparing and was thoroughly enjoyed by
all.
The last of Charters Tower Beef!! Fine dining on the high seas!!
We stayed the night at Double Cone and it was a bit rocky in
the night and the anchor chain dragged over the coral waking us on occasions.
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