Today was fishing day. We
followed the sound advice from our neighbours from S.A and the nice chap at the
Workline Dive & Tackle shop on the corner of Short & Carnarvon St. We
picked up squid, mullies and some gangies. Ryan grabbed a copy of the West
Australia Fish Guide & the West Kimberley Fishing & Tide Guide. We
picked up lunch for Ryan & Les at Brumbies and a long sleeved shirt for
Ryan at Best & Less. We then drove out to Willie Creek. Kids are chuckling
again. The road out to Willie Creek starts off as bitumen and ends up on
hardened mud flats. The Manari Rd is red dirt shaped like a big half-pipe. The
middle of the road is hardened red clay and the sides are red powder. The
Pajero had no problems. We followed the red discs at the Willie Creek Pearl
Farm turn off for 5km. We ended up at the Pearl Farm where the water is the
prettiest blue you have ever seen. Ryan caught the following species; Potatoe
Cod, Weeping Toad Fish, Mangrove Jack, Giant Trevally, Moses Perch, Estuary Cod,
and a fat 1kg Yellow Fin Bream (probably full of roe?) . They said you can
catch any fish at Willie Creek and they were right. We never saw the resident
saltie but I am sure he is there somewhere. Amanda & Amy visited the Pearl
Farm and then the Mango Place – free entry. They had a nice lunch surrounded by
Mango Trees and enjoyed their Mango Smoothie & Ice-Cream. We now have mango
Jam for our Toast in the morning. The Mango Place is on the road out of town.
On the way home from Willie Creek we saw a Campervan do a 5 point turn in the
soft red dirt on the crest of a hill on the Manari Rd – what an idiot. Last Sunday there was a head-on on the Manari Rd
involving 2 20 year old men. We caught up on our Laundry. Amy collected some
nice shells at Willie Creek and was bitten by a hermit crab who didn’t want to
give up his home.
Daily Stats: Distance: 227km, Duration: 3hrs10min,
Weather: Warm, Mild Night
Camels
Willie Creek
Manari Rd
The Mango Place
Willie Creek
Manari Rd
Another Shell
Camels
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