We arrived at Sampson Inlet after a great sail from Raft Point, to find Justapussy (JAP) and Head Office (HO) anchored up.
Sailing up from Raft Point under MPS we had some wonderful and sometimes close encounters with the gentle giants of the deep, whales everywhere. A calf played 50 metres off the starboard side while mum slept a bit further away and while setting the MPS we got as close as we ever want to with one diving under the bow and us bracing ourselves waiting for the keel to hit and with all the excitement and being mesmerised we forgot to take any close up photos, but what memories.
Peter and Doris from Head Office had decided to beach HO and clean the prop.. Was an interesting sight with HO laid on her side, however all went well and she was floating again with the next tide.
Next we headed for Sheep Island – no kiwi jokes please – an d caught a huge yellow fin tuna on the way out of Samson Inlet. Another good sail and many whales again to entertain us.
We went ashore on Sheep Island and saw the grave of Mary Jane Pascoe – an early settler who died in 1865. On the mainland we walked up to the remains of the Government Camp in Camden Harbour. Crockery shards, shells and small items remain on a rock wall – the camp was abandoned in 1865.
Next we sailed to Glauert Island and this time caught a large Mackerel underway, so will not need any more fish for a while! Next day we went exploring with Jan and Darryl on Justapussy, visited the big boab with “HMC Mermaid 1820” carved in it, and also the boab in Ivy Cover with “IVY 19.10.1890 (or 91)carved into it. Ivy was a pearling schooner working in the area.
While at Glauert island HO was again high and dry this time it was not planned, and all worked out okay and they were floating again before long. We then all went ashore for a big bonfire on the beach.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. John Lennon
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Like the John Lennon quote, one I live by and refer to constantly and will not follow. Love your blog and your photos. Love the WA history you are discovering, always fascintating how they made it in those days to such remote areas. Sounds like you are having a great time and thanks for the good wishes in your blog. I think our photos are OK now, see if you can open them next time you jump on our blogspot. Looks like we are moving the boat tomorrow, if the weather is fine, the beds are made the galley is ready and the heads work. What else do you need? Hopefully we will have some adventures to add to our blog like your fantastic story! Love from the Cross Clan, SV Biscayne Bay
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