Mixed bag (Shaw Island and onwards)
Starting this one on a grey morning, motor on, rod trailing, heading Northish from Thomas to Shaw island. Having written that brief intro, the rod came to life, and I managed to land a decent (4 meals) sized School mackerel. Initial impressions of the anchorage at Shaw island are very favourable. Flat calm, clear sandy bottom, peaceful & lovely. It’s strange how bolts from the blue come at you. The next morning, we had one. Our little old man Ri Ri taking a rapid turn for the worse (he’d been ill for a while with thyroid issues). This resulted in Charlie, once again, having to be the person to head to the vets with one of our pets. RIP Ri Ri. The feeling of uselessness and guilt about not being there kicked in hard. After very little discussion, we agreed that a bit of support back in Sydney would be a good idea all round for a few days. That decided, we made an afternoon dash towards South Mole island (a halfway stop enroute to Airlie)- however the only four mooring buoys there we...