#2 Franklin Islands

After month of non-stop rain we finally got a gap to go out in the boat.

The first day out on the boat we left a little bit late, by the time we got out there the wind has already picked up, so it was a bit of a bumpy ride out. Once we got out there, we anchored not too far from the beach so we could use the air mattress to get us in and out. Once it started to get dark we moved out to a bouy to stay the night, but then mum and I got really sick. So, Dad decided to move back into the bay where it was a bit calmer.

In the morning, I woke up to dad quickly pulling up the anchor and driving out to sea. He had spotted a whale, we got so close. It was playing around, it even opened its mouth right at the end. After that we pulled back up in the bay to play around for little bit. We were just about to we go for a spearfish, when Dad spotted some splashing on the other side of the bay, so we quickly sped over there to find what they were. They were Manta rays. As we were chasing them around Mum decided that she wanted to go in with them, so we dropped mum in and followed her around, dad quickly told me to drive the boat so he could put up the drone, after getting some awesome drone footage we anchored up and all went for a spearfish. After having a snorkel, we all went out for a fish, but Lachie was the only one to catch a fish, it was called a bat fish and we didn’t eat it. After doing so much we decided to go in and anchor up in bay and watch a movie.

The next day there was only 5 km winds, so we decided to go out to the Great Barrier Reef. Once we got out there we had a quick fish, but once again Lachie was the only one to catch a fish, this time he caught a baby Coral Trout. Once we were done fishing we headed in to where it was a bit shallower so we could have a snorkel, the water was crystal clear and we couldn’t wait to get in. Once we got in there were fish everywhere and the coral was so alive. After we snorkeled we got out to have some lunch which was prepared by the best chef, mum and it was bacon and egg McMuffins. It was time to head home before it got too dark, we were all a bit sad, but it was meant to get really windy the next day. We checked the coconut spot on the way back, but unfortunately without a professional tree climber like Jared we could only get one coconut.

Once we pulled the boat out we washed it and then went home and had some noodles for dinner which were delicious.

A great couple days on the boat, I can’t wait to go out to a different island and explore some more.En savoir plus