Travelling Crew: Friday 9th September - Snugglepot, Cuddlepie & pink toenails in the Shark Nursery.

Day 7

After a very windy night, Bugsy was up early and captured the sunrise.

Early morning sunrise

It remained quite windy all morning with the ocean taking on a real muddy look.

Sue & Tez headed off to the laundry and rec centre for some internet usage. Past the dead houth mouth where Sue just had to take a photo.

They have a Thevenard Mouse also known as a short tailed mouse population on the island, but what Sue had located was a common houth mouth. ( she never tired of it )

We couldn’t really do much outdoors as it was too windy today, so we continued on with the jigsaw puzzle from hell. Somehow I don’t think it will be finished before we leave.

Tez headed off to make a phone call to Telstra about the internet , after being put on hold for about 15 minutes on her mobile, finally got through to someone who gave her some steps to follow.

Whilst she was away Albert took himself on a spending spree, shopping with Sue’s card.

Ka-ching

He later paid the price for that little stunt.

After an afternoon game of downhill dune Bocci, we packed up the esky drinks and snacks, got the cameras ready and Sue asked the age old question, do you think pink toenails will attract sharks ?

Downhill Dune Bocci

Drew arrived in the troupie and took us for a drive along the Gunbarrel Hwy of Thevenard Island, past the huge Osprey nest out to Pristine point.

What a slice of heaven that is. We felt very privileged to have been given the opportunity to go there.

Pools at Pristine Point

We wandered over the rock pools. Spotting shark eggs, turtles resting on the beach and a sting ray whose spots became a real fluorescent blue as we got closer. We saw remnants of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Drew had previously told us a very funny story about the Thevenard Races and the fathinators that were made up of these little hats.

Thevenard Fathinators

Pristine Pink Toenails, Crocs and a matching Ugly Stick

We did a bit of beach fishing, had a few drinks and watched the sunset. It was just divine. Not one fish was caught but it didn’t matter. Pure serenity out there on the point.

Magical Sunset

Drew wanted to get back in time to watch the footy, so back on the gunbarrel and over the airport runway to home with the troupie smelling a bit fishy from the bait we didn't use.

We all thanked Drew for taking us out there and made a mental note of everything we need to research when we get home. “Marine eggs, sting rays & green eyes” (the little birds we’d been calling green tits), turtles and ospreys.

Bugsy opened his new business "Thevenard Pizzeria" with kitchenhand Sue as the slicer and dicer;

Receiving instruction from the cook

We feasted on some of the best pizzas we have ever had. Bugsy has promised to share his secret recipe for the dough. The fresh veggies along with the chillies we’d collected from Onslow topped them off.

Even Albert got his own pizza .... yummo

Best pizza ever

This little Weber Q bbq (every cabin has one) has really sold itself on this trip. We have put it through its paces and would all thoroughly recommend them for everything from fried & grilled fish, quiche & most definitely pizza. We haven’t even put a chop or a sausage on it this trip. Maybe next time...