Another early start - this time for a 0600 fishing trip on the Hunter River & Porosus Creek (
porosus is the species name for the saltwater crocodile - very appropriate!). No luck with the fishing and only one keeper between 4 of us. A few interesting sights though - sea eagles & brahminy kites swooping for fish on the water and spectacular scenery made up for the lack of catching action.
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| Boris the croc hanging around the back of the boat! |
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| Swooping for fish |
The afternoon's fishing out on Prince Fredrick Harbour was much more productive and all three of us in our tender did well with fingermarks - the guys got really big ones, plus a coral trout - mine was more modest size but they look bigger if you hold them closer to the camera! With another tender also scoring well we had fingermark dinner a couple of days later for the whole boat. Cocktails and mudcrabs in the bow to watch the sun set.
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| A nice little Fingermark (Golden Snapper) |
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| Cookie dishing up the mud crabs |
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| Sunset reflections |
A bumpy ride round Cape Voltaire overnight and another brilliant sunrise in Vansittart Bay, which is renowned for rock art. Wandjina and Gwion Gwion art featured on a number of rock shelters we visited.
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| Gwion Gwion art in Vansittart Bay |
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| Wandjina rock art |
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| 'Clothespeg' style Gwion Gwion art |
Back on board and we were ferried up Rocky Creek to a spectacular picnic spot on top of a waterfall, complete with deep and shallow pools.
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| Swimming pool at Eagle Falls |
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| Mum setting off in the helicopter again |
Rounded another cape overnight - again it was a little bumpy. We woke to the intense colors of the cliffs of the King George River. Captain Greg again skillfully nosed True North under the falls - it was a cooler morning and there were fewer takers for the early morning shower.
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| Under the falls |
A walk up a rock jumble to the top of the falls followed, for some truly fabulous scenery.
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| At the top of King George - Twin Falls |
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| Mum at the top of the falls |
Craig and Mitch then took us for an additional scenic tour by tender into some caves, a visit to some dugongs and around to another waterfall. Fountain of Youth Falls has a rope and rope ladder which a few of us climbed (at least part way up before I looked down & decided to descend while there was someone below!). The fast trip down into the water is not really a feasible option!
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| The view from a reasonable height up Fountain of Youth Falls |
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| The guys at the top! |
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| Fiona climbing down |
The afternoon brought another round of fishing and I was determined to catch something sizable! Patience was rewarded (after yet another shark) with a very respectable Mullaway. Success all round with another Mulloway for Steve and a golden trevally for Fiona - her first big fish (beer does help catch fish :) ).
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| Mulloway! |
Our last night on True North commenced with sunset drinks in the rafted up tenders in tranquil Bay, with AC/DC blasting over the ship's loadspeakers (Thunderstruck - not very tranquil but strangely appropriate).
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| Briarly & Rachael at the raft-up |
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| Where we went |
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| True North - at sunrise at Raft Point |
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| Passengers & crew on True North Kimberley Snapshot #3 |
Big thanks to Mum for inviting me! Thanks also to Craig, Greg & all the crew and fellow adventurers for such a fantastic trip!
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