CRUISE KIMBERLEY ISLANDS BEACH SWAGS & CROCS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

DAY 15

Beware death adder snakes rumoured to be in the rocks.

-ship crew

Beach Sleep, Kimberley Western Australia

Away from the mother ship. For those shipmates who were interested. A sleeping overnight experience on a beach. On one of hundreds of unnamed smaller Kimberley islands. Remote and untouched and of course, no facilities.

Each Kimberley night is clear and cool. Every star in the starry night sky shining brightly. A still calm and silence enveloped all. Interrupted only by the muted sound of small waves lapping the beach. The occasional swag zipper opening and closing breaking the silence to check the beach for unusual movement.

Sleep takes place in overnight swags on dry beach sand, safely distant from water and any risk of crocodiles.

Beware deadly death adder snakes are rumoured to be in the rocks. A navigation beacon light to flicker all night placed on the sandy beach as guidance for the outboard tender if required.

For those in swags a small beach campfire and its flickering light provided company in the cool Kimberley night. Adventure cruising in the Kimberley Islands of Western Australia.

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KIMBERLEY ISLAND CAMPFIRE

SWAG ONE OF TEN. CLOSEST TO THE BEACH? CROC DANGER.

Beach Camping

All swags were placed well above the waterline in dry sand. All were repositioned further from the water upon consideration it's in a saltwater crocodile environment and after a crew member joked, he would take first croc watch and then proceeded to place his own swag on two metre high rocks. However, there were no mangroves and the seawater was clear and clean. Unfavourable crocodile habitat. However, all shipmates wanted an abundance of caution just in case, so all moved setup swags further away from the beach towards a gully perhaps a couple of hundred metres from the beach. All shipmates relocating their swags meant I was now the closest swag to the beach. Accessing the situation. I decided best to not move near to the scrub filled gully or rocks. Who knows what lives in there to emerge at night?

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HARD OVERNIGHT SLEEP FOR CREW MEMBER PAUL

BEACH CAMPING ON THE ISLANDS

Paul, the deckhand taking first Croc watch. Joking?

Our night beacon to guide us with night boating Swags in background at Gully entrance

THE MOTHERSHIP. MV OCEANIC

SKIPPER STEVE HARD AT WORK. AGAIN

WHEELHOUSE

SWAGS STORED ON TOP DECK

MAST SAILS WERE NEVER USED

READY FOR THE MORNING ACTIVITES

Breakfast preparation from our two cooks, Brian and Sue

SUE THE COOK HARD AT WORK

EATING QUARTERS GALLEY FOR SHIPMATES & CREW

WE ARE SOMEWHERE ON HERE.

ICE MACHINE AND WATER

SUPPLIES IN REAR OF SHIP

MY LOCKER FELL APART UNDERNEATH ME ON DAY TWO THROWING ME ONTO THE SAFETY RAIL

SPA PROBLEMS. BUT WHO CARES!

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