Wet & Rainy (KI & Goolwa SA)

Wet & Rainy (KI & Goolwa SA)

Well lets just say the last 2 days spent in KI didn't quite line-up with the first few. Wet and windy! Eskimo conditions down at the pier. I braved the conditions though desperate to catch a King George Whiting so that I didn't look like a completely useless angler! I spent 4 hours in the freezing wind trying to catch the little bastard to your left. Not a monster, but a whiting none the less..

After the return ferry ride from KI we headed to Goolwa (end of the Murray River). We set-up camp at one of the caravan parks planning to stay for 2 nights. We set up in record time... 1hr 20mins. Lets hope we get quicker as the trip progresses. Good little setup though.

Night 1 in Goolwa and it felt like Cyclone Tracy was tearing us a new one! Nai put her ear-plugs in and slept ok, I slept like an absolute robbers dog and reckon i got 2 hrs shut-eye in-between checking if our annex was half way up the Murray Mouth.

Note: 52km/h gusts. Thats gale force my friends!

Having a much needed coffee at the Port Elliot Bakery after hiding in the cyclone bunker! Great bakery though!

Nai captaining the Goolwa version of the Pyap - "Oscar W". Unfortunately the brewery isn't open on a tuesday so that was three strikes for Goolwa and their out. Heading north to Melrose SA tomorrow to get some rays and put away the raincoats.

KANGAROO ISLAND SA

KANGAROO ISLAND SA

 Fishing at Christmas cove - KI! You need some finesse to catch the buggers here which I dont have. Nai seems to have the touch to hook the fish. This one is a small wrasse, apparently tastes like a used sock so threw him back! 

Before kyaking down (and up) the Harriot river KI. Nai looks happy here until we had to fight the wind and current! Easy for her to say when shanks (aka: 25HP yamaha) is doing all the grunt work at the back. Knacked...

 Quick dab of fishing at the kingscote jetty yielded a monster 10cm cod looking fish! Would look cool in a fishtank.

 Remarkable rocks @ Flinders Chase NP - KI. Admittedly I wasnt that keen on seeing a bunch of rocks, but they are called remarkable for a reason - very impressive. Highly recommend going to see if you are ever in KI.

Just down the road is Admirals Arch! Its a mountain cut-away where New Zealand fur seals live and breed. Great views, but stinks like the sale yards!

The Start

After 18 months of saving & planning & getting organised its finally here - still feels a little surreal, but hopefully it wont take long to sink in! 4 months off work.......

Naomi: "Some people think this is more Brenton's holiday than mine as its right up his alley but I'm just as excited & ready (I think!) for what the next 4 months sends our way".

This blog will be used to keep our friends and family up to date with what we're doing, where we're going and how many fish Shanks is catching... jokes. We will endevour to update the blog a couple of times a week with photos and captions!