Onslow Day 1

Today we got up early in the morning, made breakfast and got out of Exmouth as fast as we could. We drove for a few hundred km before stopping at a roadhouse to fuel up and get some fruit out of the caravan. Then we drove on to Onslow. While we drove I wrote a story on my laptop and listened to audiobooks. When we arrived in Onslow we set up the caravan and then had lunch. Then we went and drove to the visitor centre. I got the good oil on some fishing spots. Then we drove to the fishing spots to check them out.

I saw lots of baitfish but Dad wouldn't even get out the cast net to practice. He complained about getting muddy shoes but had no problem 5 minutes later in walking down the bank to look for baitfish. I found a soft plastic and some sinkers. Then we drove back to the caravan and i read a bit more of my book.

Then Dad got back from the office and we got the rods ready to do a bit of fishing. After a bit we drove to the jetty and baited up. It was nearly dark and quite peaceful except for the continuos moaning of my sister. I felt some nibbles on my rod and yanked. I had set the hook on a 20 cm Silver Bream. After releasing him I dropped my bait back down again. I felt some more nibbles on my line 5 minutes later. I set the hook on another Silver Bream and reeled it up. I released it and dropped my line back down. Then after a minute or so I felt some very light hits. I yanked the rod. My rod bent over. For a moment I thought I was snagged. Then the rood began to kick very slightly. I started reeling and my rod bent over even further. Then, without warning the thing let go. I think it was a crab but I'm not quite sure.

Then we went back to the caravan and I started writing my blog. Then we had dinner. Dinner was homemade Focaccias. They were delicious with Avocado. After that I finished writing my blog. Then we had dessert. Dessert was some vanilla slices. Then I wrote some more of my story. After that I went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati da pesca.

Ho preso due pesci.

E stato divertente.

Exmouth Day 3

Today after getting up rather later than usual we had our late Sunday breakfast of Baked Beans with Bacon and Eggs. It tasted really good. After breakfast I got stuck into some schoolwork. My sister did some schoolwork as well. dad spent the morning watching and editing the Whaleshark video from yesterday. Then, after a morning of doing schoolwork we had lunch. Lunch was some salad sandwiches.

After lunch I finished my schoolwork. Then I read a bit more of my book. Mum went into town to do a bit of shopping. When she came back the whole family just lazed around until it was time to pack up the caravan. I unpegged the guide ropes and did some other stuff. Then we rolled in the awning. After that I folded up the table and put it in the car. Then we all helped Mum wash the car. By the time we were done we were all sweating.

Eventually we retired to the caravan and started writing our blogs. Then we waited until dinner. Fro dinner we had a real treat. Homemade Pizzas! They tasted really good. After dinner we waited for my sister to finish drying the dishes. Then we had dessert. Fro dessert we had two Brumby's Muffins and some chocolate milk. Brumby's make huge muffins. One was a Triple Choc Muffin and the other one was a Blueberry Muffin. Dessert tasted great. Then I went to bed.

Oggi ho lavorato sul mio lavoro scolastico.

E stato noioso.

Oggi e stata molto noioso.

Exmouth Day 2

Today my iPod alarm woke me (and the rest of the family) up at 5:55 AM. We were booked in to go with a Whaleshark snorkelling tour on the Ningaloo Reef. The bus arrived at 7:15 AM to collect us. The company running the tour was called Ningaloo Whaleshark N Dive. The bus crew were very friendly and told us some of the history of Exmouth. Then we drove to Tantabiddi Boat Ramp and the crew from the boat came in with the tender.

We went out in separate tender loads. After two tender loads everyone was onboard and we were ready to go. We received a safety briefing and got told where the lifejacket were stowed. After a few more talks from the crew and the skipper we motored slowly away to our first snorkel site. It was probably about 500 metres from the Tantabiddi Boat Ramp. We put on our fins, our masks and snorkels and jumped in. Then we followed the instructors to the best viewing spots.

I saw lots of little fish and some annoying Parrot fish. There were also some Long Finned Bannerfish. After snorkelling a bit more we got called back to the boat. Then we motored away slowly towards a place they call North Passage. North Passage is a gap in the reef where the big charter boats drive through. Charter boats are usually around 50 to 60 feet long so the channel has to be pretty deep and wide. A thing I found funny about this boat was that it only had a fly bridge. It didn't have an indoor steering wheel. On the fly bridge you've got a great view of the surrounding sea.

Suddenly one of the deckhands yelled out "Whale". Sure enough there off our bow was the unmistakable spout of water from a whales blowhole. It turns out that they get quite a lot of whales up here around this time of year, mostly Humpback Whales. We saw the whale surface a few more times. Then without warning it breached. When a whale breaches it leaps out of the water and lands on its back. A whale does this because barnacles grow on it and by smacking down on the water it'll crack the barnacles. The barnacles will fall off if they are cracked enough times.

After a while the spotter plane radioed the skipper and told the her that they had spotted a whale shark. The skipper told everyone to put on their masks, fins and snorkels and to be ready. Then the skipper opened the throttles and the boat planed of to the location that the plane had told the skipper. The boat was going really fast now. It was doing about 20 knots which is 36 km/h. By nautical standards that's practically zooming! After a 5 minute fun ride of bouncing through through the sea at tremendous speed the boat began to slow down. We received instructions on how far we were to be from the Whaleshark and how to jump from the boat.

Once the skipper had confirmed where the Whaleshark was we all got onto the Marlin board at the back of the boat. After 2 minutes of waiting the person on the fly bridge yelled out "Go go go!" In the briefing we had learned that this was the signal for us to jump of and follow the guide. I couldn't see the Whaleshark at first and then it appeared, out of the blue. A four metre Whaleshark heading straight towards me. I had never seen one up close before and seeing it 2 metres in front of me heading straight towards me nearly gave me a heart attack. I swam away faster than I had ever swum before, even with flippers on. After a minute the playful little fella had come back again. The Whaleshark was circling us.

According to the instructors young Whalesharks are quite playful and love bubbles! This Whaleshark was clearly interested in the bubbles made by the boat and by the snorkelers. The Whaleshark was breaking the Whaleshark code of conduct by coming closer than 3 metres to us. After a good 10 minutes with the Whaleshark we clambered back aboard the Aliikai (the boat) and told Mum about what she was missing out on. Then we all sat down and waited for the next instructions. After a bit we went round to the same Whaleshark and jumped in again.

It was great fun swimming alongside this big fish. The best thing about Whalesharks is that they are completely harmless as they feed on plankton and don't have any teeth. A Whaleshark is also a haven for injured fish like Cobia who have been attacked by sharks. There were also a lot of Remora (Suckerfish) clinging to the Whaleshark's belly. We swam alongside the Whaleshark for another 10 minutes before being called back onto the boat again. This time it was a while before the spotter plane found the Whaleshark for a third time and we headed over.

This time we all knew the procedure and were in the water following the Whaleshark in no time. The Whaleshark was moving it's tail ever so slightly but it was zooming through the sea. I could barley keep up with it and Dad was using his hands as well as his flippers to keep up with the Whaleshark. When the guide eventually stopped it came as a relief to me. I had only managed to see the tail of the Whaleshark but I was okay with that. Swimming up close with these 'Gentle Giants' as they are sometimes called, is great fun. You can really see the Whaleshark's colours. With it's white spots and it's grey skin it really looks quite nice.

This was our last swim and we all climbed back aboard dripping wet and hungry. I headed upstairs to the fly bridge and sat on the seats where the wind would dry me. I also got to drive the 60 foot boat for about 15 minutes as we were motoring back to the North Passage. It was great fun and easier than driving Brolga (our old boat where steering was such an exhausting task that you had to lie down after steering for about 5 km).

Then the skipper saw some more Humpback Whales and took over the steering. She was steering towards the Humpbacks when one of the deckhands came up the stairs saying that if the skipper didn't turn the bow into the swell immediately the lunch would go flying all over the back deck. After letting the wind dry me for a bit longer I headed down for some lunch. I made myself a chicken, tomato, salad, and cucumber sandwich. It tasted great! All to soon we were through North Passage and mored about 1 km from Tantabiddi Boat Ramp. After everyone had finished their lunch we all went for a last snorkel. I even saw a Loggerhead Turtle swimming past the boat. Then a guy told Dad that there were some sort of big fish lurking under the coral. I went down for a look and saw that it was some kind of Cod. 2 minutes later I went down for another look and saw that there was a big coral trout lurking down there as well.

After a memorable last snorkel we all climbed aboard Aliikai once more. Then we motored the 500 metres to the mooring and the first group got ferried back by the tender. While I was inside the cabin helping Mum pack the backpack a big splash came from outside. After we had packed the bags we walked out onto the deck just in time to see the skipper climb out of the water dripping wet. Mik, who was one of the crew was smiling broadly. The skipper was now laughing and called Mik something that I can't repeat or rewrite for that matter. The skipper chased Mik up the deck. at the end of the deck Mik was waiting and as the skipper ran at him he simply picked her up and swung her over his shoulder. Mik then ran towards the stern and made a fake attempt to throw the skipper overboard.

Mik pretended to pitch her into the sea once more before putting her down and simply saying "Sorry boss" in a mocking voice. Then the tender arrived to take the next and last group back to shore. The ride back to shore was funny. It was funny because the tender dipped down after a large wave and soaked my sister's bum completely. She was wearing her dry pants to add to the fun. When we arrived back at the shore we all piled into the bus and we got dropped off at our caravan parks. We also got some souvenirs. Everyone got a drink bottle, a certificate to show that we have swum with the biggest fish in the sea, and stickers to put on our cars. We were told that we could have a free sticker if we successfully put one of the stickers on the opposition company's buses. The stickers read : Ningaloo Whaleshark N Dive. When we arrived at the caravan park we walked back to the caravan and I read some more of my book.

After a while Mum came back from shopping and started cooking dinner. Dinner was stir fried dumplings for me and spinach gnochi for the rest of the family. After dinner I started writing my blog. I was interrupted when we had dessert. Dessert was five german wafer slices for me and chocolate for my sister. Then I finished writing my blog and went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati snorkeling.

Abbiamo nuotato con squali balena.

E stato divertente.

Exmouth Day 1

Today I was awoken in the early hours of the morning when Dad turned the radio on. After a bit of persuasion I got up and made some breakfast for my sister and myself. Then we hitched up the caravan. We were driving the 46 km back to Exmouth by 9:00 AM. When we arrived we checked into a caravan park and set up the caravan. Then we ate some fruit while Mum did the laundry. When she came back she, Dad and my sister went shopping.

While they were gone I did some schoolwork. When I finished it I read my book. Mum has recently acquired Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix and it is a very god book. I read until 3:00 PM and then decided that it was time for a spot of lunch. So I went inside and got some lunch ready. After lunch I kept reading. Then the rest got back. Dad had finally bought a cast net licence for our cast net. He decided that he had better practice on dry land first. The first cast was rubbish and the net didn't even unfurl. Then a guy from a nearby caravan told Dad how to hold the net properly and after a few more casts Dad finally got the hang of holding the net. Casting the net is harder than it looks and it takes practice. Eventually Dad got the net to unfurl and learned to hold it right.

After that we went back to that caravan and got the fishing stuff ready. Then we set off for the jetty. When we arrived we saw that there were all these fish down in the water. We went and fetched our rods, baited up and waited. Dad hooked the first fish of the day. It was a small 5 cm Puffer Fish. Then my sister started catching loads of Puffer Fish. I was waiting for the pesky fish din there to gulp my bait down. Then it happened. The fish took of bending my rod double and taking line of my drag as if it was set really light. I had in fact tightened the drag yesterday after Dad told me that all the fish over here were stronger and would one day take me around a snag.

The fish was still peeling line off the reel. I tightened my drag even more and after a two minute fight got the fish out from under the jetty. The fish tried to take of again and as I started winding again the hook ripped out of the fish's mouth. I was pretty mad with this fish. But I rebated and dropped my line down again. This time all the puffer fish were around my line. One puffer fish was hanging onto the bait and wouldn't let go until I had lifted it about 30 cm out of the water.

I let my bait down again and felt the nibbles. Then I felt a good hard tug and struck. The fish took off again and tried to take me under the jetty. I wound and wound. Then the fish came out from under the jetty and just as it was about to be lifted out of the water it spat the hook on me like the previous fish. I was disappointed that I had not landed the fish so I hoped to catch another one soon.

I was therefor really happy when I felt a third good hit and struck. This fish took me for a run up and down the jetty. It fought hard but in the end I got it up out of the water. I thought that it was a Happy Moment. A Happy Moment is a sarcastically named fish that (If it spikes you) can cause series injury. I saw the sign to look out for them on the One Mile Jetty in Carnarvon. Anyway I wasn't to keen to touch it as you can understand. Mum caught one as well and it had changed colour. Mine began to change colour as well. I went and got the pliers and released the fish. Meanwhile Dad went to get the pliers

After that Mum caught a legal size Bream and Dad went to bleed it. After that I caught what I think was a Luderick but I don't even know if Luderick exist up here. I just checked the fish book and found that Luderick don't exist up here. So I'm back to square one still not knowing what that fish is. It was good sized but as Dad didn't know what it was we didn't keep it. After that I didn't catch anything anymore. On the way back we stopped at a fish cleaning table. The mozzies were swarming around Mum and Dad. Good thing that my sister and I were safely in the car. When Mum and Dad returned my sister's hat was bloodstained from whacking the 8,000 mozzies that were around the fish cleaning table.

Then we drove back to the caravan. When we arrived I went inside and started writing the blog. I also did some fish identification to find out whether the fish were Happy moments or not. Then we had dinner. Dinner was toasted Tuna sandwiches and sliced tomatoes. It sounds disgusting, I know, but it tastes surprisingly good. Then I did some more fish identifying and wrote half my blog. After that we had dessert. Dessert was a chocolate Eclair from Brumby's for me, a Vanilla Slice for Dad, a Hedgehog Slice for my sister and a Blueberry Danish for Mum. After dessert I finished writing my blog. Then Dad and I went and had a proper shower. When we got back I went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati de pesca.

Io presi un momento felice.

E stato divertente.

Yardie Creek Day 3

Today I woke up and lay in bed reading till 10:00 AM. When I finally got up I made me some breakfast. Then we went snorkelling. First we drove to Turquoise Bay where we did some drift snorkelling. The current was pretty strong and my feet were soon hurting from swimming against the current. I decided to stay where I could reach the shore easily if my feet hurt again. At one point my feet were hurting so badly that I couldn't even move my flippers.

In the shallows there were schools of Common Darts feeding on the tiny particles that were stirred up by people walking. It was quite amusing to watch all these fish crowd around your feet hoping that you'll take another step and stir up more sand. I just sort of jogged on the spot and stirred up some sand. All the Common Dart were milling around my feet gulping down all the little crabs and whatnots that were hiding in the sand. I saw also that there were 2 small, 30 cm Trevalley being very greedy and gulping down the best bits first. After a few hours Mum told us to get out of the water. When we arrived at the car we all piled in and drove to Milyering Visitor Centre. Mum went and bought some lunch.

She bought some Sausage Rolls, a Beef Pie and a Cornish Pastie. After a quick but surprisingly good lunch we got our snorkelling stuff. We walked down to the beach and found the reef. Then we put on our flippers and snorkelled out to the reef. There were lots of Parrot Fish snapping off the coral and being a nuisance. All these little fish were darting around the coral. I saw a lot of little Zebra Fish and some Moon Wrasses. Then my feet started hurting again and I had to swim into the shallow sand flats. This by no means meant I was missing out on anything.

I saw about 30 Garfish and what looked like a Spangled Emperor. Then I just swam up and down the beach looking for shells and other interesting bits and pieces. After 2 hours Mum said that we had better get going. When we arrived back at the car we drove back to the caravan. By the time we arrived at the caravan it was nearly 5:00 PM. We packed up the caravan and then had dinner. After dinner we watched the sunset. Then we packed up the mat out the front of the caravan and went inside. After that we had dessert. For dessert we had ice-cream and chocolate. Then I wrote the blog and went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati snorkeling.

E' stato divertente.

Ho visto un sacco di pesci.

The Storm from Hell

Today we woke up to a very humid morning. I got up and made some breakfast for my sister and myself. After breakfast we just lazed around a bit. Then a brewing storm could be seen out at sea. Dad said that we had better take the awning down. But we didn't move. It was so humid that we were sweating even though we were sitting still. Mum said that she could see the black clouds on the horizon and Dad went for a look. He said that we had better get that awning packed up. The clouds were coming in fast and they were turning blacker by the minute.

Once we were outside the wind started. It was practically howling and then there was the rain. It started bucketing down 2 minutes into the operation. To make matters worse a pole was bent and because of this we spent a good fifteen minutes trying unsuccessfully to get the awning down. Dad eventually got the pole out and after a hurried bit of metalwork by Dad it worked. By the time we got the awning down it was sunny and you wouldn't have any idea that a storm had just passed. Mum, Dad and I were soaked through to the skin and Mum was shivering a lot. My sister had got towels ready for us while we were outside holding down the awning. After drying ourselves I made Mum a cup of tea. I was pretty cold as well as I had been wearing my sleeveless shirt and shorts. Dad who was in soaked shorts and a drenched short sleeved T-shirt was actually still warm.

After a bit we had lunch. After lunch we all piled in the car and drove to different bays. The weather was a bit windy so we didn't snorkel. Instead we drove back to the caravan and Dad and I went fishing. On the way back to the caravan we came across a 2 metre Black Headed Python. We stopped and took some photos and then drove on to the caravan. When we arrived at the caravan Dad and I walked to the spot where we were fishing yesterday. I saw all the little Spanish Flag down in the water. I dropped down a baited hook and caught a small 15 cm Spanish Flag. After that we didn't catch anything except another small Spanish Flag. Then we headed back to the caravan.

Mum started cooking dinner. I started writing the blog. I got interrupted when we had dinner. For dinner we had Spaghetti Bolognese with Noodles. After dinner I finished my blog. After dinner we had dessert. Dessert was some more german wafers. After that I went to bed.

Oggi abbiamo avuto una tempesta.

Era molto ventoso.

e Bagnato.

Yardie Creek Day 1

Today we got up early in the morning and I made breakfast for my sister an myself. Then we packed up the caravan, hooked on the car and were driving by 9:00 AM. We drove out to the station and this time we were admitted through. after driving for half an hour we reached the campsite. We would have been there sooner but the speed limit in Cape Range national park is 80 km/h. When we arrived we unhooked the caravan and set up the awning. Dad rolled it out and I pegged in the guide ropes. That was hard work seeing as the ground was very hard and dry. We have no water here except for the water tanks on the caravan so we have to be very water conservative. After we had set up Dad and I started planning the fishing. We tied some thick leaders on some of the soft plastics because the fish kept inhaling theft plastics and biting through the line.

After tying the leaders onto the soft plas

tics we had lunch. After lunch we all headed down to the beach to do a spot of fishing. I saw a small stingray make it's way hastily out to sea but that was all the marine life we saw. After a bit we still hadn't caught anything and Dad cast a small spinner. We though it was snagged in some floating weed but when the weed let go at the sight of Dad he thought it was a small squid. He cast a couple more times and each time the squid followed it. Dad went to get the squid jigs from the caravan. While he was gone I cast a small spinner. After three casts a fish decided to grab the spinner and took off.

I set the hook and started reeling. The fish ran for the snags a fair few times and fought hard. After about three quarters of a minute I saw the fish just under the surface about 4 metres in front of me. The fish saw me and took off again in a last attempt to get away. Then it tired and I tightened the drag. I reeled the fish up and dragged it onto the beach. I stared at it in amazement. It was a fish that I had never seen before. It had snout that protruded out over the top of the mouth and four threads like a Thread Fin Salmon. I still don't know what it was. After some quick photos the fish was returned to the water. After some encouragement it swam away as fast as it could.

After that Dad came back and Mum and my sister walked back to the caravan. Then Dad and I did some more fishing but didn't catch anything. After an hour we packed up and headed back to the caravan. Then Dad walked down to Yardie creek to check out what the fishing was like. After three quarters of an hour he came back and we walked down to Yardie creek to do some sunset fishing. Dad cast a soft plastic and but didn't hook anything. Then he tried a small silver vibe. A 20 cm Trevalley hammered it and took off. Dad's drag was set rather loosely but he tightened it and landed the fish.

After that I put Dad's Garfish rig on and hooked some of the fish that were swimming around the rocks. Then I couldn't catch anything else because Dad decided to go back to that caravan as the sandflies were coming on and starting to bite. When we arrived at the caravan Dad went and talked to our new neighbours while Mum started cooking dinner. For dinner we had fried sausages and fried potatoes. After dinner we had dessert. Dessert was chocolate milk with some more german lebkuchen biscuits. After dessert I finished writing the blog and went to bed.

Oggi siamo andate de pesca.

Io presi i piccolo pesci.

Erano molto piccoli.

Yardie Homestead

Today we packed up the caravan and drove 175 km to Yardie Homestead. We were originally going to stay in Kurajong camp in the Cape Range National Park but had (without realising it) arrived a day early. So we drove to Yardie Homestead were we're going to stay for the night. We left early enough in the morning and were driving by 9:00 AM. When we arrived at Exmouth we stopped to do some shopping.

Dad and I popped into the local tackle shop to find out about the good fishing spots while Mum and my sister went into the news agency to buy the paper. Dad bought some soft plastics and a poppa. Then we went to another shop. This time it was a diving and snorkelling shop. I got some slip on water socks. I need these because every time I put my flippers on I get a swelling on my feet and it hurts when I poke it. Dad was looking for some as well but they didn't have any more in Dad's size. After that we went and found Mum in the IGA store.Then we went and bought ourselves sandwiches from Brumby's Bakery. Brumby's is by far the best bakery in Australia. Last trip we were always on the lookout for Brumby's as their products taste delicious.

After that we went back to the car and drove to the station where they let you into the camping sites. The woman at the station said we weren't on the list 'til tomorrow. So we drove to Yardie Homestead, unhooked the caravan and drove to a beach to do some fishing. I cast a metal "spoon" and after a few cast hooked a fish. My drag was set pretty lightly as we were fishing for Flathead again. The fish took off and I just wound against the drag. After 30 seconds the fish threw the hook and I reeled in my lure. After that I didn't catch anything else for the rest of the afternoon.

After fishing for a few hours we drove back to the caravan and Dad and I went and had a shower. When we got back to the caravan Mum and my sister went and had a shower. Then I wrote the blog. After writing the blog we had dinner. Dinner was chicken Alfredo. After dinner we had dessert. For dessert we had some chocolate milk which Mum had bought in the IGA store. Then I went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati da pesca.

Coral Bay Day 2

Today we woke up in the morning and lazed around a bit. Then I made a hot chocolate for my sister and myself. Then I made some toast. After breakfast Dad and I filled up the water tanks on the caravan. This was done by me grabbing the bucket and walking to the drinking water tap. I then filled up the bucket and walked back to Dad. He emptied the bucket into the water tanks and the I went back to the tap to fill up the bucket again. This happened two times. On the third time the tanks overflowed and we used the rest of the water for dishwashing.

After that my sister and I had a game of battle ships. Then we got out the rods and went fishing. I put on a soft plastic in the shape of a beach worm. When we arrived at the beach after a short 1/2 kilometre walk Dad and I started casting our lures. Mum and my sister put on some squid and cast there baits. Dad and I felt some hits on our lines but the fish weren't hungry enough. We moved up the beach while Mum and my sister stayed behind.

Dad had some more hits and soon hooked a small 30 cm Longtom. These fish have very long snouts and sharp teeth.

Then all these Longtom nibbled the entire beach worm off my jighead. Every time I thought these stupid fish were hooked and started reeling they let go of the lure. So I changed to another soft plastic and cast. I felt a couple of good hits but they were probably Longtom. On the next cast I let the plastic sit on the bottom for about 5 seconds and then I flicked the rod. As I was flicking the rod a fish decided that it would take my soft plastic.

My rod was bent over and my reel was buzzing, though I'm not entirely sure that was because the fish was big. I had my drag set very lightly because we were fishing for Flathead. This fish was definitely not a Flathead though because it didn't fight like a Flathead. I reeled, gained line on the fish and after a minute or so saw the fish break the surface about 3 metres in front of me. From what I could see it looked like a good sized Whiting. But then as I wound the fish closer I saw that it had a much deeper body than a Whiting. It was a small Spangled Emperor about 38 cm long. It had swallowed the soft plastic completely and the top of the soft plastic was just visible in its throat. The hook was protruding out just in front of the gill flaps which showed that the hook had gone down a fir way. I took the fish back to Dad and he removed the hook. I tried but I couldn't. After removing the hook Dad released the fish and it swam away as fast as it could. Well I don't blame the poor fish. Having that hook removed from halfway down his throat must have been pretty painful.

After that we went fishing again but didn't catch anything. I didn't cthc anything owing to the fact that the big Longtom kept biting through my 14 pound leader. In the end I just switched to a hardbody lure so that we could have some soft plastics to use in the future. After another hour of catching nothing we walked back to the caravan and had lunch. For lunch we had fresh, crunchy rolls from the bakery. Mum also bought dessert. Dessert was a bit of a Wagonwheel each, a third of vanilla slice and a third of a chocolate cheesecake slice each.

Mum ate the rest of the Wagonwheel because she really likes them. After lunch Dad and I did some soft plastic riggering uppering. Dad tied the loop to attach the jighead to the line, when he was finished with that I tied a surgeons end loop so that we could clip it onto the snaplock on the main line. This was quite a good system as a surgeons end loop is so easy to tie.

After that we went to another fishing spot and this time we took our snorkelling stuff. When we got there we fished a bit. Then I decided that the fish weren't biting and started snorkelling with my sister. We saw all these Garfish and a lot of big silver Sea Mullet. Dad put on his Garfish rig and the Garfish started taking it almost immediately. The trouble was that then hook was bent and the Garfish couldn't hook themselves and neither, for that matter could Dad. After 2 hours of telling Dad where the Garfish were we drove back to the caravan. When we got to the caravan we packed it up and then went inside where mum started cooking dinner. While mum cooked dinner I started writing the blog. Then we had a bit of a break from blog writing so that we could have dinner. For dinner we had some sort of Fritatta. After dinner I finished writing the blog. Then we had dessert. After that I went to bed.

Noi oggi e' andato da pesca.

Io presi un imperatore lustrini.

Sembrava molto bello.

Coral Bay Day 1

Today we packed up and left Quobba Station. Then we drove 300 km north to Coral Bay which is on the Ningaloo Reef. The drive was uneventful until we reached a roadhouse where Mum got some fruit out of the car and Dad bought 2 Chicken Schnitzel Burgers. Then we drove on to Coral Bay. On the way we ate the Schnitzel Burgers and some fruit. When we arrived We set up the caravan.

Dad, Mum and I set up the awning. Mum and Dad put out the awning while I pegged in the guide ropes. After that we all had a nice cool drink. Then we rested for 15 minutes. Mum's sun glasses broke when they fell off her head. We then walked down to the stores where Mum was going to buy some new sun glasses. Meanwhile Dad, my sister and I went the 100 more metres to the beach. Then we put on our flippers and diving masks. We waded into the water and swam out over the sand flats. There were all these Spangled Emperor (They're a type of fish) swimming around. Then as Dad and I were getting into the water about 2 metres deep Dad pointed out a small stingray on the bottom.

It was very well camouflaged but you could see it's outline pretty clearly. The stingray saw us and flapped it's "wings". Stingrays do this to stir up sand. They stir up the sand so that when it settles again they are covered in sand and camouflaged. After observing the stingray for a few minutes we swam out even further. There were Spangled Emperor every 10 metres in schools of 2's and 3's. If the fish were smaller the school contained about 7-10 fish. Then we swam out even further and saw some coral in the water. By this time we were about 100 metres away from land. Then we turned our attention back to the water where all these little fish were swimming around the coral.

Then we turned back and swam to Mum who had now arrived and my sister had finally gone ready to come snorkelling. Mum stayed on the beach and watched us. On the way out I saw about three little stingrays. The little stingrays are so cute. My sister was also here this time and we had to keep waiting for her as she wasn't using a snorkel and was running out of breath. Then We turned around and went back to the beach. On the way I happened to look at the bottom ahead and saw a massive stingray. It was about 1 metre long and it had a tail about the same length. I pointed it out to Dad but he only saw a tiny glimpse of it as it moved swiftly away.

My blog makes it appear that the place is swarming with stingrays but that's not true. You only see the occasional one and these ones just try and hide from you. They won't attack you unless you provoke them. We didn't annoy them but they moved off speedily when you got to close. Anyway we saw some more Spangled Emperor and then headed bcd to shore. We adjusted our flippers, un fogged our diving masks and headed back out to sea. This time I started out first and saw a big stingray. It buried itself in the sand so that only it's eyes poked out. I told Dad to get out there fast because we both like watching the stingrays. This time though Dad was taking his time. Dad used to scuba dive and likes playing with stingrays. One of the things he used to do was pat them. Not pat them with his hand, just with his flippers. He and his friends only left the stingrays alone when the stingrays raised their barbs. That means that they're in attack and defend mode. After watching the stingray for a bit Dad tickled the stingray with his flipper. It stirred up a bit of sand and in the end the stingray moved off. We followed it and eventually it turned back towards us. I thought it was going to try and sting so I swam as fast as I could in the other direction.

Now after my previous visit to Coral Bay I always exercise a fair bit of caution when dealing with stingrays. Last time I was here I was unlucky enough to get stung by a stingray. Mum reckons that Dad stepped on it by accident and it lashed out with it's tail. This time though I want to keep snorkelling so I am always carful when stingrays are concerned. Anyway, after a while Dad stopped trying to find the stingray. We swam out to a buoy seeing lots of little colourful fish on the way. Then on the way back my sister pointed to a thing lying on the bottom. this "thing" turned out to be a Flathead (Another type of fish). We watched it for a few minutes then it saw us and moved off in a cloud of sand. We followed it until we lost sight of it. Then we swam east until I saw another Flathead. It was very nice just to float on the water and watch these fish. Suddenly the Flathead moved off. This time though we didn't follow it and it stopped and lay down 6 feet away from it's original spot.

This occurred several more times before we got sick of watching the Flathead and swam back to the shore. When the Flathead moved off I saw that it was a Bar Tail Flathead. I could tell by the black bars on it's tail. On the way I spotted another one of the small stingrays but noticed that it had no tail. It also had two Spangled Emperor swimming above it. Dad told me later that the stingray was stirring up the sand so that it could hide and the Spangled Emperor were feeding on the little critters that the stingray was also stirring up as they were hiding in the sand.

Then we headed back to shore, packed up and waked back to the caravan. When we arrived at the caravan we went and had a shower straight away. After the shower Mum and my sister went and had a shower while I wrote the blog and Dad walked to the supermarket. When he came back Mum started cooking dinner. I had to stop writing the blog so that I could have dinner. For dinner we had fried sausages in sauce and fried potatoes. After dinner we had dessert. For dessert we had Banana Split. It tasted great! After dessert I finished writing the blog and went to bed.

Oggi abbiamo fatto snorkelling.

Ho visto un sacco di pesci piuttosto.

E' stato divertente.

Quobba Station Day 3

Today we were awoken early in the morning by my iPod alarm. I woke Dad up and we made some breakfast. Then Mum, Dad, my sister and I piled into the car and drove to the fishing spot where we were yesterday. This time we didn't get a flat tyre. When we arrived we found that we were the only ones there. Dad set up the beach rod and put on one of the 85 gram lures. Then we head to where we were standing yesterday. Dad cast the lure and it flew far out into the bay. Then he gave the rod to me and I started winding as fast as I could. The trick with these metal lures is to wind them as fast as possible so that the they look like small baitfish.

Anyway nothing got excited enough to grab the lure and Dad cast it out again. This procedure was repeated 5 more time before we let the lure sit to long and it got snagged. Dad puled the rod as hard as he could and Mum got a good photo of Dad looking like he had a big fish on the line. Then the lure came free and I wound it up. To our great surprise there was a small 15 cm fish hooked through the head on the lure. Now when you cast a lure with a surf rod it has to be pretty long. This lure was about 15 cm long. Dad released it and we cast out again. The cast was exactly the same and we got snagged again. This time though the line snapped and the lure was lost.

After that we packed up and drove back to the station and unloaded the surf rod. Then we drove 80 km back into Carnarvon to get some new tyres. After a lot of umming an aaahing Dad decide to get new tyres on every wheel. We had a flat tyre yesterday and Dad needed a new spare tyre. While the guy at Tyre power started doing the tyres Mum and I went across the road and did some shopping. When we were finished we walked back to the Tyre Power place, got the car and went and got some chinese Takeaway for lunch. It tasted really good especially the Honey Chicken. Then we drove to a Mango farm and bought a Mango smoothie. We had one when we were staying in Carnarvon but it tasted so good that we had to come back for more. After that we drove back to Quobba Station and along some roads in search of fishing spots. We didn't find any though so we head back after 2 hours of searching.

When we got back to that caravan Dad and I went and had a shower while Mum and my sister packed up the chairs. When we got back from the shower Dad went inside and I packed up the Table. Then I went inside as well and started writing the blog. Then we had dinner. For dinner we had the rest of the Spanish Mackerel and some potatoes. After dinner I finished writing the blog. Then we had dessert. Dessert was some more bikes and chocolate milk.

Quobba Station Day 2

Today I woke up a little late because my alarm hadn't gone off. I hastily got out of bed and made me some toast. After which Mum got up and so did my sister. Dad was already up. We were intending to be up at first light but due to alarm failure I wasn't up until 6:38 AM. Then we all hopped in the car and drove to High Rock. It's a fishing spot where people go balloon fishing. Balloon fishing is where people fill special balloons with helium and tie it to their line. Underneath the ballon they suspend their bait (a 30 cm Garfish) which skips across the water as the ballon rises and falls with the wind.

On the way there the car was making a funny grinding noise. Dad stopped to check what was wrong and discovered that we had a flat tyre. Talk about bad luck. So we all hopped out and started unloading the back so we could access the jack. Then Dad started to jack up the car. After various attempts to stop the jack sinking into the sandy track we gave up and let it sink. After a while Dad told me to operate the jack while he removed the wheel nuts. When I got the car up high enough Dad lifted the wheel of and my sister rolled the spare to where dad was standing. Dad fitted the tyre back on easily and then drove the 100 metres to the car park for the fishing spot.

We arrived at High Rock about 20 minutes late. It would have been half an hour if Dad didn't know how to change a tyre quickly. When we arrived we saw the balloon fishers and we watch for a bit. Then my sister and I went to look for crabs. I found a dead one in a pool about 20 cm deep. We thought it was safe to stick our fingers in but decided against it. This was just as well as I found a hook lying around and dangled it down on a bit of line and a massive crab came darting out from under a ledge and attacked my hook. This pool was only about 15 cm wide and 10 cm long. I fished the dead crab out by yanking the hook sharply into it's body. It flopped dead and didn't move an inch. Then I tried to catch the live crab but it wouldn't attack. After that the guy who was fishing next to where we were standing hooked up.

The line screamed off the reel as the fish ran for open sea. Suddenly a violent thrashing occurred 100 metres out from the cliff. The sharks were attacking the Mackerel which was thrashing about wildly trying to get away from the sharks. Then one of the sharks hooked itself on the line and took off. The guy who was holding the rod tightened the drag so that the shark would snap the line. We watched this for three hours. After a fair while one guy hooked up to a large Mackerel. It fought a fair bit before the guy finally got it in. Another guy gaffed it. The Mackerel was about 1.2 metres long and probably weighed about twenty kilos. Then we drove back to the caravan and Dad talked to the guy at the store. Mum cooked us beans on toast and fried eggs. It was a pretty yummy lunch. Yes it was already 12:00 o'clock, lunchtime.

After lunch we drove to a beach and fished a bit. We walked along the beach until we came to a rock point where we started fishing. I dropped a line down and immediately hooked a small Blackspot Sergeant Fish. I released it and put on some new bait. Then Mum hooked up to a small fish. The water we were fishing in was only about 40 cm deep in the deep spots. There was also a channel running through the shallow area which was about 50 cm deep. You could see all the little fish as they swarmed around your bait. Mum reeled her fish up to find it was also a Blackspot Sergeant Fish. After that I caught one fish after the other while Mum only caught 4 more fish.

Dad got a fish on the surf rod halfway through. It was a Surge Wrasse. The fish was about 40 cm long and the colours were absolutely amazing. We took some photos and released it. Then I started catching Wrasses. The first Wrasse I caught was a Moon Wrasse. It had very nice colours as well. I only caught about 3 more of them for the whole fishing trip. The other Wrasses I was catching I still haven't identified yet, even with the help of a fish book. These were brown Wrasses with orange pectoral fins. I also discovered that most of the Wrasses were hiding in the deep channel. I called this channel Wrasse Channel because if you hooked a fish in there you could bet your life that it was a Wrasse. The biggest catch of the day was Dad's fish. Our Wrasses and Blackspot Sergeant Fish were only about 15 to 20 cm though I did catch three Blackspot Sergeant Fish which were close to 30 cm. After about 3 hours of this great fun we headed back to the car.

Then we drove back to the caravan and I made some new rigs for tomorrow. Then I went inside for dinner. Dinner was some Mackerel that the fishing guys had given us. It tasted great with Wasabi and fried potatoes. After dinner we looked up the different Wrasses that we caught today. The brown ones we didn't find so we still don't know what they are. After that I started writing the blog. Then we had dessert. Dessert was the rest of those fresh cookies. After dessert I finished writing the blog and went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati de pesca.

Quobba Station Day 1

Today we got up in the morning and I made a hot chocolate for my sister and myself. After that I made some toast. Then we sat down to breakfast and Dad joined us. After breakfast we packed up what was left of the caravan and drove to the market. Its supposed to be a growers market but there wasn't much produce until we came out the other side. Even then there wasn't much. Just 6 or 7 stalls each selling three or four different kinds of vegetables or fruit. Mum bought some Cherry Tomatoes, some big Tomatoes and some Bananas. After that we drove back to the caravan and hooked the caravan on to the car. Then we filled up the water tanks and drove off.

We drove 80 km to Quabba Station. When we arrived we set up the caravan. I pegged in the awning ropes and put the wastewater hose on. Then Mum, my sister and Dad went for a walk along the beach. I decided to stay back and do some schoolwork so that it was out of the way and I could go fishing on Monday. They were gone for about an hour. When they returned we had lunch. For lunch we had some salad sandwiches. For dessert we ate some yoghurt and almond bread. After dessert we hopped in the car and drove to the Blowholes. Quabba Station is famous for it and thats the main reason why people come here. Then we drove to some other spots. We also went to a beach where we saw someone catch a 50 cm Estuary Cod.

Then we drove back to the station. On the way we stopped at a fishing spot on a cliff. We checked it out and then walked back to the car. We drove to the station and we waited until they turned the generators on. Then Dad and I got a haircut by the Outdoor Hairdresser aka Mum. I filmed the whole thing under Dads instructions and Dad filmed me getting a haircut as well. After having a haircut Dad and I went and had a shower. After a nice warm shower we returned to the caravan and I started writing the blog. Then we had dinner. Dinner was Spaghetti Bolognese and Noodles. After dinner I finished writing the blog and had dessert. For dessert we had Chocolate Milk and some freshly bought cookies. Then I went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati 80 km.

Oggi no pesca.

Carnarvon Day 2

Today I got up in the morning and made a hot chocolate for myself.Then I made some toast. After breakfast we lazed around outside. Then Dad went to have the crack on the windscreen drilled again. He was gone for about an hour. When he came back we rigged up our flying gaff. A flying gaff is a triple gaff hook which goes over the fish's head and hooks it under the gills. A flying gaff is used on high cliffs where you cant get the fish up the cliff face.

After that we had lunch. Lunch was delicious. After lunch we drove to a banana farm where we tried a mango smoothie and some banana ice cream. After that we drove to the One Mile Jetty. We were waiting for the Coffee Pot train to come in when the walkie talkie in the shop came to life. They Coffee Pot train driver had run out of petrol and had to walk back to get some. Now the One Mile Jetty isn't called the One Mile Jetty for nothing. It really is one mile long. One mile is 1.6 km and it takes about 10 minutes to walk 2 km. Thats when your not carrying a 20 litre jerry can full of petrol.

The driver was at the shop and back at the train in 45 minutes. We finally got on the train and drove out to the end of the jetty. When we arrived we set up our rods and started fishing. I cast a silver spoon but didn't catch anything. Dad wasn't having any luck on the surf rod either. Mum and my sister weren't catching anything either. I changed to a small hooked bait rig, put on some squid and lowered it into the water. After a few minutes. I felt some nibbles on my line. I yanked the rod hard and set the hook on a small Bream. I reeled it in and released it. We were fishing from a small shelter on the edge of the jetty so our stuff wasn't blowing away.

After my Bream Mum hooked up to a Bream. It was legal size and we bled it. Then I caught another Bream and this one was legal size as well. After that Mum and I took it in turns catching legal size Bream. I caught about 5 more Bream after that and Mum caught 4. I caught 3 more legal size Bream but Mum just caught undersize ones. Then Dad hooked up on the surf rod. It turned out to be a 31 cm Bream. It was the biggest fish of the day… so far. After that the Bream became annoyingly small they were only 15 cm long!

I put a piece of squid on my size 6 hook and dropped it down. Almost immediately I felt hits. These were good hits and I yanked the rod sharply upwards and set the hook on a good fish. The spool was spinning madly as the fish pulled line of the reel. It ran hard and fast trying to take me out to sea. I tightened my drag and the fish decided to stop swimming out to sea. Instead it tried to swim under the jetty. I stopped it and reeled from the jetty. The fish had fought hard for a few minutes but in the end I won the fight. Dad pulled it up from the water. We all looked at it in amazement. We had never seen something like this before. It was about 45 cm long and a lovely silver colour. There were also 5 black spots on it's side. The fellow next to us said that it was probably a juvenile Queenfish. I tried to hold it for a photo but this fish had some very sharp spikes on it's belly and some very sharp spikes on it's back. The stupid thing kept flapping about and it spiked me about three times. I had blood on the palm of my hand where one of the spikes had penetrated the skin. While I fumbled for the pliers Dad picked the fish up and it stopped flapping completely. He held it for the photo and then we released it as quickly as possible.

After that I put on a bit more squid and let my line down. Then suddenly my sister hooked onto her first fish of the day. It turned out to be a small Bream (what a surprise). After that the train came and we caught the last trip of the day back to the shop. We packed up and put all the stuff in the car. Then we drove back to the caravan. When we arrived Dad and I went to the fish cleaning table and cleaned the fish. Dad filleted the fish and skinned the fillets while I washed the fillets and felt for any bones which Dad may have missed. Then we went back to the caravan and Dad and I packed up the awning. Then we went inside and had dinner. The fresh Bream fillets tasted good. After dinner we had dessert and then I wrote the blog. While I was writing the blog I looked up the fish that was supposed to be Queenfish up in the fish book. I found out that it was actually a Common Dart. After that I went to bed.

Noi oggi e andato pesca.

Ho preso sete Bream.

Ho anche preso uno Duel Comune.

Carnarvon Day 1

Today in the morning I got up and made some breakfast for my sister and myself. After breakfast we packed up the caravan. Then we hooked on the caravan and drove 329 km to Carnarvon. The drive was uneventful and all I did was finish writing yesterdays blog. We stopped to get some fruit out of the caravan for morning tea. I ate two Oranges and a slice of Pear. When we arrived in Carnarvon we set up the caravan. I pegged in the awning ropes and put the wastewater hose together and connected it to the caravan.

After that we had lunch. For lunch I had a salad sandwich and a wrap. After lunch we drove to the One Mile Jetty. The One Mile Jetty is as you may have guessed one mile long and apparently provides some great fishing. We didn't fish and we didn't walk out on the jetty either. We waited for the Coffee Pot which is a train that goes about 6 km/h and takes you out to the end of the jetty. But we didn't catch the train to the end of the jetty we just took some photos and walked back to the car. We then dropped Mum off at Woolworths and drove to Tel-A-Mac. It's a tackle shop and some of the stuff in there is very interesting to look at indeed. Last night I discovered that the front runner on my rod had been broken when the car went over some big bumps.

We got the guy at the tackles shop to fix it and Dad also bought a flying gaff. Dad and the guy who was at the counter got into a deep conversation about ballon fishing and fishing for pelagic fish like Tuna and Mackerel off Point Quabba. They guy show us a photo of a 20 kg Tuna that he had caught last year. The Tuna was lying on the tailgate of his ute and he had to cut the tail off in the photo to make it fit into the photo. He then showed Dad the lures that he used for the fish at Point Quabba.

After that we drove to the Woolworths and picked Mum up. Then we drove back to the caravan and I put my fishing rod away. After that I started writing the blog. Then we had dinner. For dinner we had Garfish and Whiting from yesterday night. It tasted great, well the Whiting did anyway. I didn't like the Garfish as much as I thought I would. We also fried some potato wedges to eat with the fish. After dinner I wrote the blog. Then I had dessert. For dessert we had a chocolate milk and some sweets that Dad had bought at the Woolworths. After dessert I went to bed.

Noi oggi mangiato pesce.

E aveva un buon sapore.

ll mio preferito era Aguglia.

Denham Day 3

Today I got up in the morning and made breakfast for my sister and myself. The hot chocolate was good and the toast tasted great. After breakfast we drove to Monkey Mia to watch the dolphin feeding. Monkey Mia is famous for the dolphin feeding and hundreds of people gather every year. They have three feeds a day. These feeds are whenever the dolphins feel like coming in. We glimpsed two as they made their way to the point but they didn't come in for feeding. We waited a bit more. And a bit longer. Even a bit longer than that but they still didn't make an appearance.

Then finally at 11:00 someone called pout that there were two dolphins cruising along the beach. And sure enough two fins made and appearance and two long bodies followed. The rangers told us their names and we all moved down to the water. The dolphins are really friendly and come up us and thoroughly checked us out. They stuck their heads right out of the water to look at us. All the dolphins swam up and down the row of people in the water. Then the feeding began and people were chosen to come and feed the dolphins Yellowtail Snapper.

I was the photographer for our family and I took lots of photos. After the feeding we droves back to the caravan and had lunch. Lunch was delicious and for dessert we had some stuff from the bakery. Mum had bought some sweets and they tasted really good.

After lunch we drove to some lookouts on the road to Denham. We looked at a bay where there was a spit of shell grit and we collected about three hundred shells from the beach. Then we drove to a different bay that looked exactly like the other bay. It had a shel grit spit and a small mangrove creek. After that we drove back to the caravan and I did some more schoolwork. After that I went and had a shower. Then I started writing the blog. After that we had dinner. Dinner was chicken stroganoff. It tasted great. After dinner I finished writing the blog. Then we had dessert. For dessert I had five wafer slices.

After dessert Dad and I went night fishing. When we arrived at the jetty I looked into the water and saw two squid about a million Snook and some Garfish. I dropped a bait down and seeing as the water was only half a metre deep I saw all the Snook move in. I hooked one and reeled him in. The snook was about 30 cm long but we threw him back. The teeth on that fish are amazing. They are about 5 mm long and could inflict a painful injury.

After that I put on a squid jig and tried to catch some of the squid that were swimming around. Dad caught one squid after 15 minutes. Then we fished with bait for some of the Whiting that were cruising around. Then someone said that there was a hungry squid cruising around. And sure enough that squid was having a go at some baits as well. I put on a squid jig and the squid hammered it. I jagged the rod and set the thirty hooks into the squid's feeding feeding tentacles. I reeled it in and it squirted ink all over the jetty. This jetty is about 4 metres wide and the squid squirted a jet of ink from one side to the other side of the jetty.

After that wept on some more bait and Dad and some other fellows caught some whiting. I didn't catch anything but Dad caught three 35 cm Garfish and two whiting. After that we drove to the fish cleaning table to fillet the fish. Then we rove to the caravan and I went to bed.

Ho visto cince delfini.

Sono stati carini.

Hanno mangiato pesce.

Denham Day 2

Today I got up in the morning and made breakfast for myself and my sister. After breakfast I did some schoolwork. Then Mum and Dad and my sister went into town to do some shopping. I stayed behind and did some schoolwork. When they came back we had lunch. Lunch was delicious. After lunch we drove to Ocean Park. Ocean Park is 5 or 6 km out of town and is one of the most interesting places in Denham. They have all these big tanks and in them are : Squid, Western Rock Lobsters, Moray Eels and lots of different species of fish. One tank even held a baby Logerhead Turtle. It was about 30 cm long and kept snapping at the guides fingers.

We also saw Shovelnose rays. These Rays are funnily shaped and have a triangular head hence the name Shovelnose Ray. They don't have any barbs so they are safe to touch. There are lots of Tailor in one tank. They are about 50 cm long and will move toward any vibration in the water. One Tailor was about 5 metres away when my finger accidentally touched the water and it came straight over. I pulled my finger out just in time. There were also other tanks in which there was a whole bunch of Moray Eels. I was taking photo after photo of all the different fish in the tanks. These tanks aren't exactly small either.

In the shark lagoon they have 13 sharks and 5 Tailor and a whole bunch of other fish which include Red Emperor, Estuary Cod and Golden Trevally. The sharks are supposed to eat the Mulies that the guides throw in but sometimes the Tailor and Golden Trevally are quicker than the sharks and get there first. We even saw Big Merve, a big Estuary Cod who doesn't often make an appearance. The Tailor in there are up to 80 cm long and are a lot faster than the lazy sharks.

We then got shown the big pond where they have big Mulloway and big Barramundi and big Snapper. When a food pellet is thrown in the mulloway that gets it chomps down on the pellet hard. In the shallow water when the pellet is on the surface the Mulloway make a big FUMP when they snap down on the pellet. After seeing the fish feeding we headed back to the reception and Dad bought a book about all the fish of Australia and Asia.

I took about 150 photos of all the fish and marine life. Dad has a polarisation filter on the camera and it works really well. After heading back to the caravan I did some more schoolwork and started writing the blog. Halfway through we had dinner. Dinner was fried sausages and mashed potato. It tasted great. After dinner I finished writing the blog, did some more schoolwork and had dessert. After dessert I went to bed.

Ho visto una pastinaca.

Ho visto anche un sacco di pesci.

I pesci erano grandi.

Denham Day 1

Today I woke up and looked out of my bunk window and saw the most beautiful sunrise that I've ever seen. There was a small rim of red above the horizon and the sky above it was pitch black. It would have made a very goo photo opportunity but I thought the camera was still in the car so I didn't take a photo. After that I got up and got ready for breakfast. Then Dad got up and we went down to the camp kitchen. I stirred the baked beans while Dad fried the eggs and the bacon while Mum toasted the bread. We're only having bacon and eggs today because yesterday we had to travel and in the caravan it takes about half an hour to make bacon and eggs. After a delicious breakfast we headed back to the caravan, packed up and were driving to Denham by 10:00 AM. Denham is only 100 km away and we got there by lunchtime.

When we arrived we unhooked the caravan and had lunch. For lunch I had some crisp breads and avocado and cheese. After lunch we drove into Denham and my sister and I walked along the beach while Mum and Dad went into a shop. We went looking for hermit crabs but didn't find any. When Dad came back from the shop we walked to the jetties. There was a guy fishing at one jetty with a squid jig but he wasn't catching anything. There was also a guy that we met in Kalbarri on another jetty. He's from somewhere near brooklyn in Ireland and doesn't eat fish. Dad had a bit of a chat to him and then we walked back to the car.

We drove back to the caravan and I did some Integrated Studies work while my sister, Mum and Dad walked along the beach collecting shells. I had great fun doing the work and when I was finished I started writing the blog. Then the rest of the family got back and we had dinner. After dinner I did some more schoolwork and then went to bed.

Oggi e' stata noiosa.

Ho lavorato su scolastici.

Non e' stato molto divertente.

Hamlin Station

Today we left Kalbarri (to my great dislike) and drove 250 km to Hamelin Pool station. In the morning I got up and made a hot chocolate and some toast. Then we disconnected the water, power etc. My sister and I had great fun washing out the wastewater hoses with the water. If you put one end up to the tap and turn the tap on the water comes out the other end and you can squirt each others shoes. We were on the road and driving by 8:30 AM.

We pulled in at a Roadhouse and Mum got some fruit out of the caravan. Then we drove to the Overlander Roadhouse where we stopped for fuel. I took some photos of the car and caravan while Dad filled up the car. Then we drove on to Hamelin Pool station. When we arrived Dad and I set up the caravan. There wasn't much to do because we don't have a powered site and there's no water either.

After that we had lunch. I ate a salad sandwich and the rest of the family did the same. After lunch we went for a look at the stromatalites. A stomatalite is the earliest life form on earth and created the oxygen that we breath. They are also able to survive in extremely salty water and are home to many different types of fish. There are deep marks called ruts where wagons were driven out to the deeper water over the stromatalites and killed them. In those days people thought that the stomatalites were just ordinary rocks and didn't give a hoot about making ruts in the rocks.

There is also a shell quarry where there are naturally formed shell bricks. This happens because when it rains all the calcium that is in the shells seeps out and glues all the shells together forming surprisingly strong wall that the bricks are cut out of. All the signs are very interesting to read and tell you the full story of the quarry. After that we drove back to the caravan and walked to the lake. It's only a 600 metre walk and the lake is very pretty. You cant drink the water because it's an Artesian Bore. An Artesian Bore is a bore which gets you warm, undrinkable water.

Then on the walk back we detoured and had a look at the old shearing shed and sheep yards. We had a look inside and found out that it was still in use. There was roustabout equipment everywhere and bales of wool along a wall. Then we walked back to the caravan, took our stuff down to the camp kitchen and I started writing the blog. I also wrote yesterdays blog. Then we had dinner. Dinner at this station is a very jolly affair. Everyone gathers at the camp kitchen and cooks dinner. There are about three gas stoves, an oven and a whole bunch of other stuff. It's an indoor kitchen and is where they cook for the shearers when they're here. There are also two long tables where everyone sits. There were about 12 of us there and it was a very happy evening. When we got back to the caravan I went to bed and slept really well.

Ho visto una lucertola carino.

Ho visto anche die pesca.

Ho avuto una cena molto buona.

Kalbarri Day 4

Today I slept so long that when I woke up there was sunlight streaming throughout the window in my bunk. After gutting up and writing yesterdays blog I had breakfast. Mum made the hot chocolate for a change. After breakfast Dad and I went and cleaned Mum's fish. Dad did the filleting and the skinning and I did the washing. By the time we finished my hands smelled like raw fish and we had about 3 kilos of Mulloway. We gave about one kilo away to the guys who run the caravan park and Mum gave three steaks and a fillet to a kind old woman that she'd met. The rest was ours and I had a job storing it in the fridge.

After that we had an early lunch and then drove to the Kalbarri gorge. We drove the kind old woman whose name was Wilma to the Gorge as well. All the signs said that in the gorges the temperature can be 10 degrees hotter than outside the gorge. First we walked to Natures window which is a natural oval window in the rock. It was formed by corrosion and wind wearing the rock away. We only walked for a bit after natures window and then turned back because it was so hot.

After that we drove to the Z bend lookout. It was interesting and very pleasant in the shade. Wilma handed round some mints and we ate some on the way back up to the car. When we were safely back in the car we turned on the air-condition full blast and cooled down. We arrived back at the caravan park and dropped Wilma off at her motor home. Then we drove to our caravan and Dad and I made some more of the rigs that Mum caught her fish in yesterday.

After that we started coking dinner. Mum made some more Tomato Salsa, Dad fried the fish and I fried the potatoes. Dinner was delicious and we ate our fill very fast. After that we head off night fishing but this time it was just Dad and Me. When we arrived at the jetty we were surprised to see lots of other people there. We set up and immediately this annoying little Tailor started nibbling our bait off. Then I hooked a small Mulloway. It was only about 40 cm and found itself back in the water in no time. We didn't catch anything after that except some small Tailor. After that we drove back to the caravan and I went to bed.

Sono andata da pesca.

Ho preso un pesce piccolo.

E' stato lungi Quaranta cm.

Kalbarri Day 3

Today I woke up at 7:33 AM and wrote the rest of yesterdays blog. After that I made a hot chocolate for myself and my sister. After a quick breakfast Dad went and filleted the Mulloway. After that my sister and I went to visit Fredricka. Then we walked back to the caravan. Then we lazed about until lunchtime. After lunch Mum and Dad went shopping. I stayed at the caravan and did some integrated studies work.

When Mum and Dad got back Dad and I went and hired a boat from the Boat Hire place. These little tinnys are 3.95 metres long and have a 5 horsepower outboard engine. We set off up the river at snails pace. We were going up the channel when the outboard gave a clunk. Dad slowed right down and I looked over the side. The water was barley 2 ft deep! We motored up with care until we hit a sandbank. There we hopped out and fished a bit. We didn't catch anything so we drove back down the river. On the way back down the river I was driving and keeping a lookout for fish when Dad yelled over the noise of the outboard. I stopped it and looked around for the fish that he had seen. There 5 metres in front of us was a fish. I steered over to the fish and Dad tried to scoop it out of the water.

Then Dad took over the steering and I tried to scoop the fish up. I had just got the gaff hook ready when Dad succeeded in getting the fish into the boat with the bailing bucket. It was a good sized Sea Mullet and I measured it. It was 33 cm and as there was no legal size on Sea Mullet we kept it. I then steered to a beach and we did some fishing. We didn't catch anything so Dad drove us back to the beach were the boat hire was. After that we drive to the caravan and Dad filleted the Sea Mullet.

Then We got the bait rigs ready for some night fishing. After that we started cooking dinner. Dad fried he fish and I fried the potatoes. After a lovely dinner of fried Sea mullet and Mulloway fillets and steaks we went night fishing.

When we arrived at the jetty there was no one else there. We started fishing and almost immediately I caught a small Tailor. Then Mum hooked up to something big. The fish ran like mad and fought really hard. Mum couldn't reel the fish in so Dad had to give her a hand. In the end though we landed the fish and I got it out of the water with our lip grip. It turned out to be a good sized Mulloway. I went and measure it. It was 65 cm 15 cm over the legal size. Dad bled it and Mum kept fishing. Then the same thing happened again. Mum's rod buckled over and the line went zipping off the reel. This time I had to give Mum a had in landing the fish. This time it was a 64 cm Mulloway. Dad bled this one as well and Mum kept fishing. Then this happened a third time and Dad helped Mum again and the fish turned out to be another Mulloway. It was 60 cm long and Dad bled it as well.

I changed to bait and almost immediately hooked a small 30 cm mulloway. Then I re baited and waited a bit more. Then my rod buckled over and I was onto a good fish. It fought but not as hard as the Mulloways that we had caught. It turned out to be a good sized fat Black Bream. I measured it and discovered that it made 25 cm! A legal bream at last. Then Dad hooked up to a fish. He thought that it was a small Mulloway. He reeled it in and we saw that it was an even fatter and even bigger Black Bream. I measured it and found out that this one was 27 cm. It made my Bream look puny! Dad bled both the Bream and we went home soon after. We gave one Mulloway to the guy who was fishing next to us yesterday. When we finally got to the caravan I went straight to bed.

Oggi siamo andati da pesca.

Io presi due Mulloway.

Ho anche preso uno Bream.

Kalbarri Day 2

Today we got up in the morning and I made myself a hot chocolate. After that we drove to a different country. The different Country is called the Hutt River Province. In 1970 this man had 100,000 acres of wheat growing on his property and he was very proud of it. The government then started handing out quotas which said how much land that each person was to own. Anyway this man was assigned to little land. It was something like 100 acres. Now this man wasn't going to let government get in the way of his wheat growing so he became a different country. There was a lot of disputes between this man and the government until the Commonwealth said that they could do nothing against a person rung their own country.

So the government wasn't very happy and tried to run the man off his land by trying all sorts of things. The man however declared war on Australia. The government thought this was all very funny. Three days later they got a letter from the man saying that the war was over and that the land was his. The international law says that if a war is fought the country who is in possession of the land at the end of the war claims the land as it's own.

This man knew this and thats why he pulled this whole war stunt.

After having a look at the town we drove back to Kalbarri and had lunch. Lunch was the usual(wraps and sandwiches). After lunch we drive to the jetty and started fishing. Almost immediately a small 10 cm Tailor came along and swallowed the hook on my lure. While I was removing the hook the Tailor dropped off the hook and flapped around on the jetty. My sister was asking me if she could throw it over the edge and I told her she could. It was as I heard my sister scream that I released that the fish wasn't back in the water yet. My sister was crying "It bit me, it bit me!". Mum had a look at the bite wound, it was quite bad. Fort those of you who don't know, Tailor are an ambush predator and have very sharp needle like teeth. They can grow up to 5 mm long. These Tailor have small 1 mm teeth but they can still inflict a painful wound. After releasing the poor fish I caught about 14 more Tailor before Mum needed a bait rig on her line. I was untangling all the line when my sister caught her first fish for the day.

After that the fish stopped biting and we were only catching them every now and again. Mum hooked onto a small Tailor and was reeling it in when her rod buckled over and line zipped off the reel. It turned out that a big 40 cm Tailor had grabbed hold of the smaller Tailor's tail. Once the big Tailor had been reeled halfway out of the water it let go of the small Tailor. After that we caught a few more Tailor but nothing of any size. Then I hooked up to a big fish. I took line off the reel and swam under the jetty. In a few seconds my line snapped and it was all over. I tied on a new hook and let it down again. Mum and my sister headed back to the car but Dad and I stayed fishing. I felt some hits on my line and set the hook on a small 15 cm Bream. I reeled it up and threw it back. I had barley dropped my line back down again when a big Bream grabbed hold of it. This Bream fought hard and it took me a minute or two to reel it up. Dad measured it and told me that it was 23 cm. The legal size for Bream is 25 cm so this one was lucky.

After that we left the jetty and drove back to the caravan. When we arrived Mum started cooking dinner. For dinner we had chicken and veggies. I ate potatoes. After dinner I wrote the blog. Then we had dessert. For desert I had 5 german wafer slices. After dessert We rested until 8:00 PM, then Dad and I headed out to do a bit of night fishing.

When we arrived at the jetty there was only one other person there. He was fishing for Mulloway as well. Dad put on some Tailor that we caught earlier today. He caught nothing and changed to a Mulie. Within minutes Dad had a fish. It was a small 40 cm Mulloway that I removed the hook from and held it for a photo. Dad couldn't get the camera to work so he said "Bugger the fish, bugger the picture" and we let the fish go. Then we cast the surf rod out again and waited. Dad hooked another small Mulloway and reeled it in. I removed the hook and released it. (It wasn't worth measuring). Then I had a go with the beach rod and caught a small 40 cm Mulloway.

After that Dad fished with the beach rod and I fished with a small spinning rod. These Tailor are greedy little fish. They are just as hungry at night as they are in the day. I caught about 5 of these Tailor. They nibbled the back right off my soft plastic. There was only a cm of plastic left between the hook where the tail had been. After I put the soft plastic away I was watching Dad when the surf rod buckled over and the reel started spinning as the big fish took line off the reel. Dad fought the fish with skill and soon had a nice 60 cm Mulloway on the jetty. The legal size for mulloway is 50 cm and I tried to remove the hooks from its throat.

I succeeded in removing two out of three gang hooks and Dad did the rest. Those Mulloway have big teeth. This one had teeth 3 mm long and they were very sharp as well. after that we drove back to the caravan and I went to bed as soon as possible. It was 11:30 PM and I was so tired that I could have slept on the couch.

Oggi siamo andati da pesca.

Io presi 20 Tailor.

Ho anche preso due Bream.

Kalbarri Day 1

Today we got up in the morning, had breakfast and started packing up the caravan. I coiled the water hose and Dad did the electricity cable. My sister did the legs and helped me with the wastewater hose. After a while we were driving the 160 km to Kalbarri. The drive was uneventful and passed very slowly.

When we arrived at Kalbarri we found the caravan park and checked in. While Dad did all the paperwork my sister and I had a look at a Cockatoo in a cage. The cage didn't look like a cage though. It was about 3 metres high and 9 metres long. There were two laminated sheets of paper next to the cage. On these bits of paper there were the details about the Cockatoo. One of the sheets said that we were allowed to feed the Cockatoo and what her favourite foods were. On the other sheet it said that the Cocky's name Fred, short for Fredricka. It said that we weren't to poke things through the bars of her cage. We discovered that she spoke to us. We said "Hello Fred" and Fred squawked "Hello" back at us.

After Dad came back out we drove to our site and set up. Dad and I rolled out the awning and took care of all the electricity and water needs. Then we had lunch. After lunch I changed into my shorts and T-shirt and Dad, my sister and I hopped in the car. We drove to the caravan park reception and got the good oil on the local fishing spots. While Dad was in the office my sister and I said hi to Fredricka. She said "Hello Fred" back to us. After that we drove to the local tackle shop and bought some bait. Then we drove to the jetty where we set up our rods. I put the rig on that I had made up yesterday and baited it with some squid.

We then walked out on the jetty to find that a bunch of excavators were digging the place deeper. We fished off the other side of the jetty. I had barley let my line hit the bottom when the fish started hitting my bait. I reeled up a small 10 cm Fingermark Perch. I re baited and had barley let my line down when a 10 cm Yellowfin Bream got itself hooked. I let my line down again and started catching Tailor. I caught so many Tailor that they wore my line right through and bit my hook off. I walked back to the car, tied on a new hook and walked back to Dd and my sister.

Meanwhile my sister had been catching all these Tailor as well. Just before I left for the car she hooked up to a big fish. It turned out to be a 30cm Golden Trevally. Not all fish under a jetty are small! My hook didn't get bitten off again but I soon changed to a silver vibe that Dad had bought yesterday. Dad was catching fish on it but had taken it off and replaced it with a silver chink of metal that we use for Tailor. I chucked on the vibe and gave my sister the bait rig. She had lost her hook to a particularly aggressive Tailor which swallowed the hook and bit throughout the line. These Tailor were only 5-15 cm long so their teeth went so dangerous.

My sister sister started catching Tailor again and I caught a small Golden Trevally. These fish were so greedy that they would take the lure just as it was coming out of the water. I managed to catch the biggest Tailor of the day which was 20 cm long. We threw it back and after 3 hours of this fun we headed back to the caravan. Altogether we caught some 50 fish and we were very happy with our catch rate.

When we arrived tab the caravan my sister excitedly told Mum all about the fun we'd had. Mum got out a pack of chips and weave and drank for a bit. Then I made another bait rig and Dad made a wire trace rig for beach fishing. Then we drove to Chinamans Beach to do some sunset fishing. The locals say that Sunrise and Sunset are the prime times for fishing. When we arrived at the beach we fished for an hour and caught nothing but a small Golden Trevally that was about 30 cm long. I started casting a metal lure for Tailor just after Sunset and caught a fish in the third cast. The Tailor was no longer than 17 cm and was soon swimming away. Two casts later another Tailor had hooked itself on my lure. this one was about 15 cm long and was also released.

After that we headed back to the caravan and had a shower. After a very nice, warm shower we had dinner. Dinner was stir fried dumplings for me and Lentils and Noodles for the rest of the family. After dinner I wrote the blog. After writing the blog I had dessert and went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati da pesca.

Ho preso 25 pesce.

Sono molto stanco.

Geraldton Day 5

Today we got up in the morning and had a quick breakfast. After breakfast I went outside to make up a bait rig for tomorrow. Today was our last day here in Geraldton. Tomorrow we're heading 160 km North to Kalbarri. My sister and I made up a nickname for it last trip. We called it Calamari and Ceduna was Saint Tuna. Anyway I had to make up a bait rig for myself because in Kalbarri there are all these little fish that are about 10-20 cm long under the jetty and they have really small mouths. I decided to make the rig myself because I needed practice on tying fishing knots and its about time that I do my own rigs anyway.

I thought that a Stand Out Dropper Loop would do the trick but the line turned out to be too thick to thread throughout the eye of the small hook. I was using a size 8 hook which is nearly as small as a fly fishing hook. So in the end I resorted to the good old Half Blood Knot which is just about the only fishing knot I know off by heart. I finished my rig and did some integrated studies work. Then I lounged about with Mum and Dad. Dad was revising for his exam.

The only reason that we're in Geraldton is because Dad is doing a Uni course and had to sit an exam. He chose to do it in Geraldton and we ended up having to stay a week here. It was fun though because we went fishing and relaxed a bit. After a while I suggested that we take a walk along the beach. Mum said "Yes" and I went to notify my sister who was on the playground. When we finally set off we had half an hour to walk along the beach. Dad had to sit his exam today at one o'clock so we had to leave the caravan park at 12:30 PM.

The beach walk was not as good as I had imagined. The beach was now covered in seaweed a foot deep. Some of the seaweed near the water had been piled 1 metre deep. To make things worse there were sandflies everywhere. They live in the seaweed and clouds of them swarm out when you step in the seaweed. Luckily I was still wearing my jeans and long shirt from in the morning and avoided getting bitten. The water wasn't turquoise anymore, it was just brown so it wasn't a very pretty sight. We returned to the caravan 30 minutes later and had lunch. For lunch we had two wraps each. Then we had to rush off to the University centre. My sister had been slow eating and had only hurried up when Dad said that his exam was more important that my sisters lunch.

When we finally got to the exam hall we had 20 minutes left till the exam started. Dad jumped out of the car and hurried up to the exam hall. Mum hopped in the driver's seat and drove us away to the shopping centre. At the shopping centre we went grocery shopping and stocked up for the next three days. We also bought some stuff from the bakery. We bought Dad an Almond and Custard Custard scroll. My sister and I got a Choc Mud scone each. Then we went to the beach and ate our stuff. We had also bought a Nudie crushie which is a fruit drink high in energy and it tastes great. We ate our scones with it. The picnic was very enjoyable and all to soon it was three o'clock and we had to pick Dad up from the exam hall. He ate the Almond an Custard scroll quickly and drank the small bottle of juice even quicker.

After tat we drove to B.C.F. Dad said that my sister needed a rod so that she could fish as well. After yesterday my sister has been mad keen on anything to do with fishing. Dad asked me to find a Gaff Hook. I found one soon enough but Dad settled on a shorter version. Then we went and looked at some lures while my sister checked out the rods. They have the biggest blade lures I have ever seen in there. Dad bought some small blade lures. One thing that I don't understand is why these things are so expensive. A quarter ounce blade lure costs $16.95! After my sister decided that she wanted a rod not a hand line we bought her one. In addition to that Dad bought a cast net, a bag of sinkers (the bag weighed about 2 kilos) and new braid. We cant walk into a tackle shop without buying something.(I think.)

After B.C.F we drove back to the caravan and packed up the awning. I got my sisters rod set up (did the drag test, adjusted the drag and put the rod into storage). Then we packed up the chairs and everything else and went into the caravan. Mum started cooking dinner and I started writing my blog. While I was writing my blog we had dinner. Dinner was fried meatballs and noodles. After dinner I finished writing my blog and went to bed.

Oggi Papa' aveva esame.

Siamo andante a fare shopping.

E 'stato divertente.

Geraldton Day 4

Today in the morning I got up and made a hot chocolate for myself and my sister. After breakfast we didn't do much until lunch. My sister and I cleaned our lures that we had left out to soak in water overnight. I think that she has finally overcome her fear of hooks. Dad and I also did some work on our fishing gear. Dad needed to put a hook on one of the float rigs. While he did that I practiced putting a squidgee on a jighead. Its not as easy as it looks. After getting all our gear into top nick we had an early lunch.

For lunch we had wraps and rice cakes. After lunch we packed the car and drove down to the Batavia Marina. When we arrived there was no one there except us. We went out to our spot and started fishing. Dad got a rod set up for my sister and got her hooked on some fish. Within seconds she had caught her first fish. It was a Puffer fish. (What a surprise.) I had a small lure on my line and a bit of squid on the back hook. The Puffer fish were going ballistic about it. I was trying to get my lure down to where we could see these big silver fish. But the lure had no sooner hit the water than one of these pesky Puffer fish would nibble the squid on the lure. In seconds 100 or so of these Puffer fish followed the other one out and they started to tare my squid to bits. I

t was impossible not to catch a Puffer fish. The worst thing was that the silver fish kept trying to eat my bait and lure, but the Puffer fish weren't letting the other fish near it. After a while I gave up and went off in search of something a bit bigger than the 15cm Puffer fish. I walked to the jetty where yesterday I had caught the Snook or Seapike. Today the tide was different and there wasn't any sign of fish. So after 15 minutes I walked back to the jetty where Mum and Dad were. A lot of other people had turned up and were catching Blowies as well. I started to catch the Puffer fish as well.

Pretty soon I released that the Puffers were more interested in my sister's small hook covered in Squid than my lure with squid on the back hook. So I put a big piece of squid on both of the hooks and cast it out far away from the pesky Puffers. Almost immediately I felt a hard couple of tugs on my line. As I wasn't paying attention I was to late to strike and therefore missed my fish.

After the big fish had nibbled all of my bait off I put on more bait and tried to float it out. Meanwhile my sister had caught about one million Puffer fish and 2 Yellowfin Bream. Suddenly I felt a hit and pulled my rod up hard. I jagged the lure into a fish and started reeling. I was winding against the drag for a few seconds but after 10 seconds I had a Buff Bream on the jetty. It was the biggest catch of the day for our family. The Bream was about 17cm long and was flapping around like mad. They are supposed to make good eating but we didn't get to find out. This Bream found itself back in the waster in a matter of minutes.

After catching the Bream I floated my lure with bait on the hooks. The big silver fish turned out to be more Buff Bream.(I found this out later as they came to the surface to eat some bread that we threw down into the water for them.) All the Puffers were busy being caught by my sister, so I had the rest of the water to myself. I cast out my lure again and just let it float down. Just before it went out of sight I saw about 10 of these big silver Buff Bream come in and hit my lure one after the other. The trouble was that they didn't have the hooks in their mouths so I could inly watch as these 1 kilo plus swam away from my lure in utter bewilderment.

Soon after that we went back to the car and drove back to the caravan. When we arrived at the caravan my sister and I washed our lures again. Saltwater makes the lures and hooks rusty so you have to wash the saltwater off. One way to do this is soak them in freshwater. Another way is to put all the lures in a bucket of water and fish them out one by one and wipe them down with a wet cloth. After an hour of washing lures my sister went and had a shower with Mum. I was left to finish washing the lures. After finishing them and packing them away again I went inside and had dinner which was ready just as I came in. For dinner we had Pasta in Alfredo sauce with peas, carrots and corn. After dinner I wrote the blog. Halfway through writing the blog we had dessert. For dessert my sister and Dad had a chocolate milk and sponge fingers. I had five german wafer slices and a small gulp of chocolate milk. My cough is still here so milk is bad for me at the present time. After dessert I finished writing the blog and went to bed.

Oggi siamo andati da pesca.

Ho preso 15 pesci.

Mia sorella catturo il suo primo pesce.