The long crossing of Bocaut Bay was not too exciting, besides the hard bump into my stern shortly after launching! I turned around and could make out the fin, before he dived away with a big splash! Obviously not content with the taste of fibreglass…

Skimish Point had a bit of a reef and tidal race, quite entertaining!

I made acmp, and soon a four wheel drive car was passing by…half an hoiur later they came back, this time stopping! It was an Aboriginal family, the local (female) school teacher from Maningrida, with the whole family! They asked friendly if I was ok, and if I needed something…nice small talk, I gave them my trip card. 

A flash came into my mind – just ask them for water! This would save me to go the small detour into Goulburn Island two days later! They agreed to drive with their car back to Maningrida and to get me freshly filled up water bags! Really a godsent…thanksm guys!

They were warning me about “wild animals” out there…waterbuffalos, crocs, dingos…an “old lady” croc was supposed to live right around the corner! This is why I was landing “before” the reef and the corner on the open sandy beach…no buffalos, crocs or dingos to be seen. But a dingo was there next morning, curious, but distant.

Text message from Freya via satellite phone:

11.59 134.15 North East Point.  50 km 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. A shark kissed my stern hard this morning.