Another morning in the boat with Owen - Rick caught 5 fish, 4 black bream and one large grunter. The grunter is aptly named because of the noise it makes when it gets in the boat. Jim saw a big shark in the water today that headed straight for the boat – it t-boned the boat. It was alarming to see the dorsal fin in the water, coming straight for the boat (obviously attracted to Jim’s shark-magnetism). Jim caught a leopard-ray – it was massive at almost a metre across, and put up a great fight. But as soon as they worked out what it was, they cut the line because sting rays can be very dangerous when they flick up their tail and try and get you with their barbed stinger.
It was impressive to see two sting rays dive out of the water and fly through the air – very impressive creatures. Rick saw an enormous sea eagle fishing along the river.
We filled up with petrol and it seems very cheap – only $1.68 per litre. Better fill ‘er up!
We are off the Bowling Club for tea tonight. It’s a buffet dinner – Jim’s favourite food! I think I am looking forward to a change from fish for every meal. Tomorrow we head further south, and soon Dad will head off as he needs to make his way home, and Jim and I will continue on to the Daintree.
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