Pentecost - fishing, violin and crossing....

15th May 2013

Another cruisey start to the day and another morning spent packing down getting ready to move camp and also preparing for another crack at fishing before we headed off.

Today Chloe was keen to have a fish on the Pentecost and we also had Dan and Dee join us as well. Rach and Mags didn't want to come down, so they spent another relaxing day at the pool.

We got down to the river around 9.15am and I started looking for bait coming up on the incoming tide. Although my cast net skills are very ordinary, I thought I would give it another go to see if I could catch some live bait. Well again the skills were terrible, however I did manage to catch a few Popeye Mullet before the tide rushed in.

Unfortunately there was no Barra in site, but between Chloe and I we did manage to catch 2 sharks and 2 cat fish (Chloe catching one of them - her first fish on the Pentecost, she was pretty chuffed). It was still a very enjoyable time spent on the river and at least there was some action to keep everybody enthusiastic.

We returned to camp about 2pm, did the final pack and set off for one of the most iconic river crossings on the Gibb River Rd, the Penetecost River. What makes it so special is the Cockburn Ranges towering in the background, it's absolutely beautiful!

We stopped at the crossing, where Chloe again performed a violin piece which we recorded for her before making the crossing and driving the short 40kms to El Questro Station.

I can't believe the Gibb is nearly complete, so far it has been a trip of a lifetime and one that none of us will ever forget.