Sunday and all is better

Kowanyama Sunset at the beach while barra and crab fishing

The week began with a plane flight - first of many. We were very pleased to see a plane land in Lockhart, so we could continue the journey. Three days of watching the clouds descends over the airstrip was not amusing after the first minute. We did make the most of the time, revisiting Chilli Beach and have tours through the rainforests in the rain.

On arrival in Cairns we did a rushed emergency shop for the next journey and then went to the shed to repack the computers and boxes for the Kowanyama- Pormpuraaw leg. Stayed at the Holden's over night and enjoyed a nice dinner, a bottle of wine ( real treat) and a great conversation. We did a change of printer and then a huge rush to the airport Tuesday morning, only to wait for hours to find out the plane had been cancelled. Luckily the put us up at a pub for the night and Paul had a couple of Guiness's. Was nice and I had time to shop for a belt and some food to take with us. We knew we needed to cook somewhere for Kowanyama, cause the guest house is crude to say the least. Cause we had the weekend delay in Lockhart, we did not get any cooking done or even a shop in a super market. So I did get a few things, even some new coffee and soy milk. It's the little things that count.

Life in a 1 metre shed. We repack on the floor and store the excess.

Fishing in Pormpuraaw while keeping a healthy lookout for croc slides

Finally got to Pormpuraaw on Wednesday and people were great forgiving us for not arriving on Monday. Pormpuraaw is right on the beach so we finally got some fine weather and an early workshop finish. While Paul fished, I took photos of shells and beach sand patterns to use as backgrounds in the digital scrapbooking activities we do.

Friday afternoon we headed off in the 30 minute flight to Kowanyama and we met at the airport by Rachel and Matthew and also Renee. From no-one to meet at at Pormpuraaw where we had to catch the community bus, we had two offers. Met lots of great folk at the airport and all seems positive and organised for the week.

TB, thought you might like some pics of Rachel, Matthew and the new dogs to see how they are all going.

Shelfo on Sunday

Had a great weekend. Rachel and Matthew have been wonderful hosts. Saturday night was a campfire and camp oven experience on the beach after an amazing walk and then a fish. Paul caught a small barra and I caught a catfish and a couple of big crabs. Rachel has the dogs trained to did for crab, so we used them for bait. Crabs obviously like eating their littler cousins.

Brolgas - part of the wonderful bird life everywhere

Venus crabbing for bait

Sunday, we went out to Shelfo where we can swim, more or less croc free and we made a new fire. Rachel made bread in the camp oven and we made jaffles with the curries we brought. All very delicious. Swum in the creek and just floated down the river, until the little fish and crays started nibbling the toes. Wonderful scenery. We will camp there next trip.

Paul checked out the road where we will need to drive in a month. it looks like a scary crossing to me, but he thinks he will be able to do it. When the locals turn around.....

Campfires and jaffles and bread

Ended the weekend with a great drive back through the bush. the bird life is amazing - swarms of corellas, galahs and lots of brolga groups. Also saw a wonderful display of pelicans polaying the thermals and black kites. Just the most beautiful creatures in flight, feeding and on the ground.

Sunsets on the cape. Worth the wait.