Rest day at
Bathurst Bay – day’s events covered by Michelle Jacka
Due to a very late arrival at
Bathurst Bay last night most camps were erected hurriedly and with little thought to the angle of the relentless sun at this
beach camp. Consequently, there were numerous
camp shuffles including the banishment of our pair of notorious late night gigglers. The
campsite moves were definitely worthwhile with temperatures in the shade topping 38 degrees. The morning started with news of a fish having been caught off
the beach by Tony and Donald sighting 3 crocodiles. At 10am Collyn took us to the
rock pools to escape the heat of the day. By mid-afternoon the sandflies had begun to attack and
home remedies were being shared. The only remedy found successful was metho and is highly recommended for anyone visiting Bathhurst Bay. For others, the day was spent repairing vehicles that had suffered the arduous trip to the Bay. Trevor had the carburetor out of his Jeep and completely stripped and cleaned it using water and a siphon. He and Jeff also had tyres to repair and David Martin and Donald tried to clean the dust out of their air filters. The night was clear and most of us clearly saw a large number of meteorites falling and a crocodile spotting session revealed we were indeed in croc country!