"No! I'm not dead" Not through lack of trying!
Either Alcohol poisoning, sleep deprivation or various other attempts have failed. so the task of ridding Perth waters of sum of itz delicacies continues. Big ash and I head out the uther night for a spot of nite thyme fun, with fish and squid our main concern. Both were located! on a near perfect evening / all nite affair.
The weather waz Hot and balmy so afta a big day building Ash's new Temporary house we bid farewell to his family types and headed out to meet Carl, brodie and chloe who had parked their boat about 5miles off Scarborough beach.
After a few hiccups with the trailer(thanx cooper) we found our fishing companions and slipped straight into the action with snook, tailor, squid and countless other species coming over the sides.
The other boat had to leave around 11(kidz need sleep) so we headed out a little wider and found a patch of ground to set about finding our target fish.King George Whiting- we only found 1 but we only needed 1 when it weighed in at over a kilo. several other blinding runs had us fishing rite through until dawn when it was thyme to head back to the building site for more construction.
That task is nearly over and my main task of tiling
has begun again in full swing, after the "grate delay" the new tile cutting saw also proved to be a dud.
With itz replacement arriving today itz now thyme to complete the upstairs bathroom and begin the adjoining toilet.
The task is not easy as all floor and wall joints must align in both rooms and the trim tile is smaller by 2mm than the main wall tiles. still the task is nearly complete and tomorrow I'll fit the wall tiles to the toilet and cut the window reveal tiles in the bathroom.
Once all wall tiles are fitted the job of flooring will continue, the floor levels are all floated and the correct drainage set. Now itz thyme to fit the grate and fit the tiles to the shower, bathroom and toilet as a job lot.
On the catch up front I've had a very busy few weex with just about everyone receiving at least one visit so far. Tony is proving to be elusive as ever but lotz of others have made up for his recluseness!Mr Mick has his boat primed and ready and Hanni has made contact by fone a couple of timez.
I'm going to be sure to spend thyme with both in the next few weeks.
An unexpected surprise was an afternoon in the local pub (Yes thatz rite I spent an arvo in a pub) Kevin from West Coast Angling made contact and we set off for the Whitfords tavern, after a dozen or so beers! We returned to the Duncraig house.
This trip seemz to of been just what I needed to fend off my demons!
I'm simply too busy fishing, building and visiting friends to have thyme to be depressed.
Several long nites / all nighters have taken their toll on my sleep levels but other wise life is all good
"for a change"!
The only down side is the lack of closure on the "Cameron" front, but I did celebrate his Birthday for him and sent him a card while sending his Mum a bundle of family court applications for custody and access. So not a total loss on that front either.Revelation of Importance...
it is now clear that absence does not make the heart grow fonder but just the opposite! How quickly "Mates" can forget.
After being absent from the Perth scene for just 3 short years many previous mates have moved on and no longer consider our friendship even important enuf to return a fone call or text.
This is a little unsettling for me but I'm now in a stronger mental state to say "itz their loss" several attempts at contact have resulted in zero reply's so I'll now focus on those that want to catch up and spend thyme.
It is also clearer that blood truly is thicker than water.
with the entire family unit making my return a welcome one.
On the return note a big farewell 2 Lydern my Whitsunday travelling companion of last Christmas. He's jetted his way back to his life in Malta.
Also I'm leaving Perth and heading back to the Yot and another Christmas period cruising the 74 islands of The Whitsundays.My tiling job will begin again early in the new year but itz now clear I desire my life aboard Galleycat.
The hustle and pace of "normal life" is not sumthing I now want to be part of. Itz the little things like traffic, sirens, traffic lights and constant deadlines that make me realize just how different my new life really is.
Also a point to note:
When handling sharp kitchen knives,
PAY ATTENTION! as my guide finger now bears the mark of a simple lack of concentration.
Once the upstairs tiling is complete I have only a few tasks left while in Perth.
Wednesday this week I'll head 100km's south to Mandurah to have a look a 2 yachts for Andy and Jemma back in Townsville.
Once that task is taken care of I also intend to visit "Powerdive" in Nedlands to research their floating dive unit which is one of my biggest desired itemz for Galleycat. The ability to dive the Great barrier reef without scuba tanks would be unsurpassed!
The "dive locker" in the middle of the rear deck was built specifically for this item with a large hatch designed to accommodate the floating compressor unit.
The head office is on Stirling highway and easy to visit while I'm here but not so easy once I'm back in Townsville.
I'll also make 1 last ditch effort to contact Tony B4 I leave as he seems to of vanished from everyone's radar.
More to follow!
