On Croker Island
I had a bit of a whinge on this entry a few days
ago. Have now edited that out. Tomorrow comes the boat trip to Raffles Bay. Here
are some pics of a beach walk on Mission Bay.
I am really looking forward to the trip across
Bowen Strait and into Raffles Bay though. I have already spent time carefully
organising my equipment. Canon digital EOS, with assorted lenses. Panasonic mini
DV video camera, lightweight tripod, and my ipod rigged up with a recording
device which will enable me to record voice notes, useful when documenting which
areas are being photographed. I also have an accurate fix on the location, which
is loaded into my hand held GPS, so finding the site should be relatively
straightforward. Deb, the headmistress, on holidays at present, is also coming
across to lend a hand, (bringing a cut lunch) and Robert Hunt, the man with the
boats, seems to be the perfect man to get us there.
Yesterday I took a walk along the
beach on which the Minjilang Community nestles. It is called Mission Bay,
because for many years the stolen generation were housed here in large numbers.
The beach put me in another space, and a faithful hound who has adopted me since
I arrived, accompanied me. I have named him 'Spring' which was the name of the
dog Barker owned during his commands. You can always tell a good dog by the way
their feet barely touch the ground as they trip along, seemingly suspended by an
upright tail. Here's some pics.
Footy
oval
Mission
Bay
Spring
Prevailing
winds
Cyclone
damage
Norris
creek
Midden
Mangrove swamp
patterns
Shipwrecked barge
Posted: Mon - June 25, 2007 at 11:28 AM