The Place where we live

 The previous owner of our home left these clippings pasted on the wall in our garage. 

A fishing map - as we are near Toronto we might find Blackfish, Bream or Tailor

Facts from the Newcastle Herald in April 1974

A Lovely Little Bush and Lakeside Sanctuary

 Although it was named for a chap by the name of Cary, the gazetted name of the place where I live is Carey Bay.

It is still "a lovely little bush and lakeside sanctuary" as described in this article from The Sydney Mail in 1937.

1937 'Glimpses of COUNTRY LIFE', Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), 3 November, p. 2. , viewed 09 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160497488

She's a little beauty

A little earlier this morning Robert called to tell me there was a really cute boat in the backyard and to grab my phone and come take a look. I did just that. 

I was so pleased that I heeded the call as the little boat was indeed quaint and beautiful. All on board appeared to enjoy their drifting and fishing before they revved up the motor and moved on. Their dog seemed to enjoy the experience more than our Paddy enjoys his boat rides.

These are a few images I captured on my phone.

She's a little beauty.

Easy Fishing

One of our neighbours is a keen fisherman who has used some ingenuity to partially automate the process. 

He has fixed some lengths of plastic pipe into the ground on his property but close to the shoreline. He then baits up his lines, casts them out, rests them in the pipes and waits for the fish to bite. I presume he keeps watch from his backyard or from inside the house.

No catch

It was a busy day in the backyard - the fish were jumping and the birds were circling. While the birds caught some fish my camera didn't.

Local fisherman enjoying our jetty

I spy a school of fish

The Catch

Out and about in the backyard today Robert and Dave, the fishermen, returned with a catch.

Paddy seems proud of their efforts

More neighbours out and about in the backyard today.

Once again I give thanks for the views from my windows. It makes Covid isolation easy to bear.

Bosomtwi Sam Fishing Harbour, Ghana

We had a fascinating visit to Bosomtwi Sam Fishing Harbour in Ghana, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bosomtwi-Sam_Fishing_Harbour. I fear we got in the way of some of the people there who were trying to get their work done.

What a catch!

The prize for first fish caught from our jetty goes to our daughter. It was a tad small so she returned it to the water. (Fish is the white dot on the water at the left of the screen).

Not a bite

We took way too many photos in Santarem on the Amazon yesterday. Here's a selection from the ship and our River Tour And Eco Maica Lake.

Pilot's welcome

The meeting of the waters

Local's camouflage

Houses on the hill

Our tour boat is waiting

Local fishermen

Amazon tributary

We went fishing for Piranhas

Our fishing tackle

I waited and waited but didn't get a bite

Locals fishing nets

Home on the river

We docked near this vessel that was going to Manaus. The passengers slept on hammocks. I'm pleased to be on Regent