Day 237 Nabiac Wednesday 30th January 2013

Hi Folks,

First off the rain gauging. We had around 280mm this week.

This was the reason I was standing down at the exit of the small pond trying to catch some fish this morning. They were swept out of the pond during the rain but didn't get any further than the end of the overflow.  I managed three which was pretty pathetic. However I returned after tea and cleared the puddle for a total of 42. What sort of fish?. As far as I can tell they are firetailed gudgeon but not with a lot of confidence. I used   this guide.

Fish puddle

Firetailed Gudgeon?

In between times Susan and I mattocked the mounds and painted under the veranda of unit 1. While Susan was painting this afternoon I was applying 2.5 litres of waterproofing to the outside of the tent. Hopefully I will get the roof done tomorrow and we can pack it away nice and dry.

Seeing as i don't have a lot to write I will pad it out by referring to what we were doing on this day last year. We were sheltering from the rain on Bruny island and looking forward to a night sleeping in the car to avoid the torrential downpour and the 60km/h wind!

Tomorrow more clearing around the tree mounds and more painting.

Night folks

Simon

PS I see we had 4 page views from Nepal. Hi Jono and Kit!