A Bugger of a Day in Streaky Bay

We have been in Streaky bay since Sunday and are really enjoying it. It's a bit dry and dusty but is still one of our favourite places. The wind has been pretty fierce, but we've managed to get the boat out three times and get ourselves that feed of crabs and a couple of feeds of whiting. Getting home proved something of a chanlleng yesterday though

Actually the whole day was a bit of a challenge!!!!! Russ headed off towing the boat to do a bit of shopping and then fill the fuel tank. It's all very heavy back there once the tank is full and the winch unclipped as he went over a bump and the boat slipped off and hit the road!!!!!

We startred to go out fishing and had to come home because I had no ventolin-if I have it I don't need it but if I forget it I panic. So home to get the ventolin. Next we stopped for our bait of razor fish and Russ cut his hand very badly doing that.

On to the boat ramp, we launched the boat only to discover hitting the road had put a largish hole in the aluminium and the boat was filling with water. So on the trailer, home and fix the hole.

We finally got that fixed, had some lunch and headed out fishing, catching ourselves 6 lovely whiting. When the wind blew up and we decided it was time to go home, the boat wouldn't start. After rowing a couple of hundred yards into a strong wind, a very nice commercial crab fisherman towed us the couple of ks to shore. Russ had to go into town and get the fuel line seen to. Some days I should just stay in bed with a book.

We have really nice neighbours here and all of them are long term travellers of between 17 months and 5 years on the road. We are the only ones to still have our home which I find scary (for them). The couple opposite us are particularly nice-they sold up a small and very successful supermarket in Mt Magnet 3 years ago and have been travelling ever since. They both love fishing and like us follow the fish and the warm weather (which is lucky, it's going to be 37 today)