Hi Folks,
A sunny breezy day today. Main task was making the shed ready to host a small conference next weekend. This meant that the gargantuan freezer had to be moved again. It was accomplished with 3 people and two trolleys. The rest was just shuffling things around but we did lay some more carpet tiles. Since the weather was smiling on us after lunch Susan gave the helpers an early hour or two to go and enjoy it. I went to the hardware and bought mower blades and spark plugs and restored the third Victa to operation, cleaning its air filter and changing its oil. I also figured out how to adjust the open throttle speed which is constrained by governer springs.
Several of the helpers headed down the jetty to fish mid afternoon. I joined them later driving down. The majority of them left on dusk leaving Nik and I to brave a fairly stiff wind in our faces. It wasn't overly fishy but a couple of locals rolled up and I observed their technique for catching trevally, some sort of mackeral and 'couta. I landed a reasonable size couta which managed to bite off my feed spring and hopelessly entangle Nik's and my lines. Whilst removing the fish I fell prey to its snapping jaws and got a nice deep puncture wound on my finger which bled for ages thanks to the blood thinning effects of ibuprofen! I threw the couta back. However the catching confirmed that the fish I have caught previously off the rocks at white beach were definately "pike" or snook as we in SA call them. This explains why they were edible and will prompt a return trip to that location. I retired back to the resort for tea at around 715.
I have had 3 spas today in an effort to keep my back moving. I was stiff and sore this morning and reliant on the pills to get me going. Anyway enough of my whinging.
Tomorrow is a chainsaw and brush cutter day hopefully before the rain arrives!
Night folks
Simon
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