Ross took the kayak out early today to coincide with the morning tide.
Any real distance paddling (or peddling to be precise) was always going to be a real test on his knee, but he managed a healthy 10km paddle … (and fishing, added in very small print)
Ross pulled up reasonable well afterwards, which was good. Ross and Barb have been walking a lot, and it would appear to the medically untrained that maybe walking has helped to strengthen lineal stabilising bits and bobs to take pressure off the joint.
Ross called Barb from the grand Australian warship, the HMAS Crusty, on the hand held UHF radio, and ordered a coffee which was dutifully delivered to the river bank as requested. Ross berthed the ship on the sand and took delivery.
As the Captain of a great ship at sea, Ross holds extraordinary power and privilege. Dire consequences await anyone who disobeyes a Captains order.
Barb and Daniel spent time between camp, the skate park and town. Ross paddled about for around 5 hours, through the mangroves and up as far as the Settlement Point.
It was hot in the full sun, so Ross was sitting under the cool shade of the mangroves having his banana snack whilst shimp were gnawing on his feet
In the deeper waters of the mangroves is an oyster farm with 3 floating frames of oyster filled cages. There was an oyster farmers shack on stilts that had seem much better days.
The shack foundations, or what was left of them, were thick with oysters, as was a plastic chair stuck in the mud outside
On the banks under the mangrives the oysters were everywhere, attached loosely to the mangroves root tubes, and up the tree trunks to the high tide line. It was amazing.
Ross wasn’t sure if the oyster farm licence extended outside the floating frames, and as Ross doesn’t eat oysters he wasn’t going to risk touching them
Great day on the water, and Ross found a 30ft yacht for sail for $25000, and it looked in reasonable condition
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