29.. Dirk Hartog Is.

Been sitting here just off the coast behind Dirk Hartog island.. the first day , rough as blazes getting here.. keith thought he’d turned off the stove and oven but only the stove part and the oven was still on but I couldn’t smell any burning or even baking.. we were baking fish for dinner … we *finally* got to a spot that wasn’t too rough at midnight but the wind was howling big time .. the next day *yesterday* was beautiful in the day if a bit warm and so I went up top and fished a little …got nothing then back down stairs with me and when we were going for an afternoon fish.. the wind came a howling in again.. darn.. so we settled into bed and today (my sister’s 64th Birthday). I got back upstairs and had a fish while keith taught Graham how to drive a dinghy .. aaahhh I hear a motor, he fixed it …
After the first lesson they came back just in time for them to take off my first fish of the day a flounder … Keith loves loves these ones and so that will be his dinner tonight … I love love flatheads and got on of those next … dinner is set for tonight I hear you say … annnhhh … my little flathead length was about 3 to 4 inches…just a tad too small for me .. so maybe later when the tide is right and its about dinner time …I’ll try that spot again….

Its dinner time .. sigh not time for fishing now .. when I finished off I went downstairs , it was pretty hot 36 deg.. not much wind .. and the boys were ashore looking at the rangers internet connection..
This is the 2nd time they went to the shore.. and when it was time to come back, no motor urgh… so keith pushed the dinghy up the coast part till right across from the boat and was going to row with the wind and the tide .. then found some blokes to assist with towing them back.. by this time … me at the boat… not easy to get myself up the last two stairs I have to rely on keith to either be behind and push me or be up stairs and pull me… he was not here and the generator was having a break.. which means no air con or anything electrical … so when they made it back I’d got myself some ice in a water bottle and cooled down somewhat and so the first thing hubby did was get the genny on and get us all cool … we had some lunch and were playing monopoly when I started to fall off to sleep … very tired didn’t sleep real well last night … so I went to bed and the boys played another game … I slept … meanwhile, the boys started setting up for leaving tomorrow…. Keith got in the dinghy to remove the motor and tried it … two friggin pulls and it comes to life … gggrrr … bastard …
So it was about the time I woke (not from the noise)but 3 *omg* hrs later .. and I had a great sleep … hubby was putting the dingy up on the boat so we didn’t have to drag it behind us and gives better milage per fuel litre….
So ..
We are out the back having a fish, well graham and I were .. keith was wandering around doing stuff … measuring I think he said .. we kept calling him to see the couple of small fish we caught and threw back … funny little little flatheads or similar …
Hubby decided to have an early shower … and just as he’d finished and we were having a nice relaxing beer….
*the generator stops* arrrggghhhhh !!!!

What the hell … so hubby in towel goes down to investigate…and it says its too hot …but it doesn’t feel that way … so he tops it up with anti freeze/boil stuff… and starts her up again ….she goes ..then … stops !!!!... not good ..
I had packed up the fishing rods … and was ready to go down stairs again when my hunny emerges with the news …
The belt has snapped .. good news (nada) bad news … there are two spare belts both not the right size .. geeezeee louuuuiiisseeee..
Gimme a break… so my kiwi with his mechanical type knowledge..and being a kiwi … got it going ….