SUNDAY 2 AUGUST VRILYA POINT CAMP
This was another hot, exposed day.
John did some more bait net practice in the morning. His technique may have improved, somewhat, but still no bait fish!
John trying to master the use of bait net
I cooked pita breads for lunch, using the frying pan on the gas stove. Too damn hot to slave around the camp fire!
After lunch, John drove along the beach to the big inlet to fish. I really did not want to go back there, so pottered about camp. Later in the afternoon, I walked about 5kms along the beach and met him coming back. I enjoyed the walk. Great solitude.
The beautiful beach north of Vrilya Point
John did not catch anything and – more to the point – nothing caught him!
The Vrilya coast, showing the long beach and big inlet to the north
We had a long talk with the friendly family camper. They hail from the Gold Coast. He was saying how they had to do a big clean up of the area before they set up camp – mostly collecting lots and lots of dirty nappies, and discarded food cans and taking them all to the tip pit. Seems it is used a lot by the aborigines for camping. He gave us his phone number to catch up with him on a future visit to the Gold Coast.
Tea was tinned tuna, potatoes, carrots with honey and some sesame seeds. I carry some fancy items with me!
We did some packing up before heading for bed – because John has decided that we can move on tomorrow. I am grateful.
Sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria, from Vrilya camp
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