Bounty of the sea

Today has been a stunner here at Streaky Bay.  The Bloke and I think that summer might finally have arrived. One way or another we have seldom needed to slip, slop, slap. Slipping on a hat has been the extent of it because we've mostly been in long sleeves...so far anyway.

This morning, we saw a very shinny Streaky Bay and probably more in it's normal pattern. The weather almanac indicates an average Feb rainfall of 14mm. This year its is 114mm due to the 108mm that fell in a single 24 hour period last week. The sky is clearing up now.

Easy Tiger closest to town. Pure Logic - Jeff and Heather's Catalina 34, in the foreground.

The Bloke wondered what the prevailing breeze is. Give him a hint!

Looking north today. The good news is that the water clarity is improving. But what do the KG's think?

End of the Streaky Bay jetty

Attractive fish and shark totems overlooking the calm mooring area. Hopefully a good fishing omen. I'm not sure what the coloured posts are.

Hello, hello, hello

What's going on here?

Sorry, can't stay and chat

The culprit. The crab was needlessly worried. This lazy pelican was more interested in what we might provide it than catching it's own lunch.

Fleet fishing was successful today even if our own efforts were not. We were given a dozen Razer Fish today by Bugs (a local identity) who didn't seem at all concerned about snorkeling around and digging them off the sea floor. BTW you DO NOT want to stand on one. They are the #1 cause of visitors attending the hospital to get a tetanus shot and some stitches. Anyway the Razor Fish 'heart' which is actually the muscle, is round and very sweet tasting (like scallops) and can be eaten raw. In fact, Bugs cracked a couple open to demonstrate how to get into them etc and invited us to eat them there and then at the side of the jetty. What can you do?  I suppose you are never too old to try something new!

Feeling that a dozen Razer Fish 'hearts' might be a 'bit light on' for supper and not otherwise being successful with the rod and reel, here is the Bloke doing another kind of fishing.

The Bloke fishing in the Engels.

We still have a few frozen packets of WA Gold... fish we purchased direct from the pro-fishermen in Esperance.