1.5mm here and overcast but not raining so far today..

Had to do laundry yesterday but waiting on washing machine repair so decided to chuck my clothes in a crab pot and tie it in a spa pool below our cascades..worked really well but unfortunately no tasty crustaceans were caught.

My road trip days are probably over with both parents now gone ..This last trip (missus stayed home to look after the place as she always has done unfortunately)was with my son and despite the sad circumstances it was nice to spend some time with him and see how he has matured over the past couple of years (23 now)...

We also worked really well together after my front brakes started siezing from to many water crossings in and out of our place this wet season..happened just one hour into a 20 hr trip so the only real option was limp it into my sons rental place in townsville and race around looking for a couple of new front calipers after not being able to find a mechanic to change them out that day and needing to get to a funeral in less then 48 hrs, we were able to get the job done in his front driveway with minimum tools and despite every bolt being so stuck without once getting upset with each other...we were away again in just a couple of hours..he seemed to appreciate learning something new and it was a big step forward in our relationship.....our previous roadtrips havent always been so smooth..

Worst part of these previous yearly trips was having to do them in such a hurry and not having to time to stop and visit some of the places like Carnarvon Gorge and the dams and lagoons along the way....we usually do the back road to Charters Towers and down which is quicker and less congested but this time we went via Rocky in case anything else went wrong with the car we would be closer to civilization....its a more interesting drive that way too although crossing the Fitzroy river in Rocky is very difficult without wanting to stop and toss some lures there...there have been many huge Barra and Threadfin caught right around the bridge in the middle of the City lately since the net free areas were implemented there....

Youtube link below of a Bloke recently catching 5 x 1200mm or larger barra in one session...thats the stuff dreams are made of..!..and might become acheivable right along the coast when Gillnets are banned in the next couple of years.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4N09cW1KKM