What a little gem of a place, on a bay, oysters, seals and fish everywhere. The wind was howling when we were there, but only the odd "zephyr" made it through to our camp. A really good "character" in the place. Everyone smiling, and plenty of time for a chin wag. The usual 10 minute tasks took an hour, unless you looked outside first, and if the coast was clear, did what you needed to do. It wasn't a quick get away when we left although that was what we'd planned. I thought we would have been safe around 5:30am but as luck would have it.... "Hey fletch I was meaning to ask you about that coupling.... yada yada yada....!!!" Well one thing led to another and what can you do... 7am rolls around and Rose is starting to make faces...!
We met some interesting people here. A diver who'd retired after 30 years. A farmer who had left Harvey Bay for a 6 month holiday 12 years ago. He had a 35ft bus, with the closed in trailer, small 4x4 and tinny. There's a lot of people who travel this way.
I tried some fishing. Not much luck with bait, so I pulled out a lure thingy, cast it, and "whack"... I pulled in a nice sized Salmon Trout. I had to ask someone what it was. Next cast, I pulled in another about the same size I knew what the second one was so I didn't feel as ignorant. Both fish were hooked through the back. Seems they were excited about the lure but turned away too late. I caught a third but he dropped off. Very nice fish to eat fresh.
The Venus Bay back beach. Very craggy cliffs.
The jetty at Venus Bay. The site of our Salmon Trout landings.
Everybody likes their picture taken in "the bay"!
We met some interesting people here. A diver who'd retired after 30 years. A farmer who had left Harvey Bay for a 6 month holiday 12 years ago. He had a 35ft bus, with the closed in trailer, small 4x4 and tinny. There's a lot of people who travel this way.
I tried some fishing. Not much luck with bait, so I pulled out a lure thingy, cast it, and "whack"... I pulled in a nice sized Salmon Trout. I had to ask someone what it was. Next cast, I pulled in another about the same size I knew what the second one was so I didn't feel as ignorant. Both fish were hooked through the back. Seems they were excited about the lure but turned away too late. I caught a third but he dropped off. Very nice fish to eat fresh.
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