THYME TOO HEAD NORTH!

 

G'day All,

Itz a few weex later and Galleycat has left Mangels Bay behind and now find myself in Two Rocks getting the yot ready for itz annual trip to Exmouth. Just for kicks there'z a late season cyclone off the North west.

This foto iz my mate Jim with 2 brand new shimano fishing rods he found on the sand behind Galleycat in 3 meters of water, we serviced the reels and then looked them up on the BCF website $199 each. Not a bad haul. We think a kayaker must of tipped over and lost them. Complete with lure and squid jig. Jim haz gone in his yot Racundra to Busselton looking 4 work.

I moved the yot to Ocean Reef marina last week and then up to Two Rocks today. While at Ocean Reef I scored this gr8 flathead in my crab net "lunch". I've eaten the last of the mussels and the crabbing iz finished for another year

At Ocean Reef I also spotted this tinny which doesn't look like much but itz actually a Quintrex Fishabout built in 1978, I had one built in 1976 and itz the best tinny I ever had. This one looked like it waz straight out of the showroom itz owner said itz been in a garage itz whole life. Not bad for nearly 50 years old.

As I said at the start itz thyme 2 point the yot North towards Exmouth for this years cruising season. 

The yot iz full of food, fuel and water and I've made it back to Two Rocks after a brief trip to Hillaries to pick up 400 litres of "free" fuel. Ash's cousin Aaron had to empty a boat fuel tank so he donated the diesel to Galleycat.

The journey to Exmouth is nearly 900nm and will take me a couple of weex of travelling.

Itz 48 hours later and Galleycat iz tied up at Dongara Harbour approx 350 km's North of Two Rocks a busy night gave way to a 2am sleep B4 starting the engines again at daybreak B4 heading towards Dongara. One motor running at 2000rpm gives me 6 knots which uses fuck all fuel but moves the yot 100km North or more everyday

Yippee itz nine days later and Galleycat has arrived in Exmouth.