Day 15: Seisia

The plan for today was fishing, but the barge at the wharf has put an end to those plans. The boys went out to get beer and try and find a new fishing spot, and Helen had a day to catch up on the blog and some Uni work. This is the view from our camper – there is Dad’s tent and we are just far enough from the water that the crocs can’t be bothered walking this far.

Jim and Rick explored Injinoo Aboriginal Community, Loyalty Beach camping ground, the local bush mechanic workshop and downtown Bamaga.

They checked out the price of fuel - $2.20 per litre at Bamaga, $2.36 at Seisia so we will save up and get some on the way out on Wednesday. They went to the bottle shop and Rick bought a box of beer. They were also supposed to get Bundy cans for Helen, but the alcohol restrictions in this area means that you can only carry 30 cans of alcohol in each car, so they didn’t get the Bundy cans!

Last night we heard that the squid were running so Rick and Jim have set up squid rigs to try to catch me a squid for tea. We were fishing from the wharf and Helen and Rick saw a shovel-nosed shark about 2 metres long, and only 1 metre from the beach. This makes reason 147 why we don’t go anywhere near the water! And sadly, it was steak and chips for tea.