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| We had been contemplating whether we should tow the boat on our "round oz" trip, but weren't sure about the towing and launching and retrieving on boat ramps. Would we get enough opportunity and benefit towing it about 15000 km, or would it be a nuisance with a 17 metre LOA instead of 9 metres . After the floods, we had to wait for Lake Somerset to be re-opened for boating. We then took a trip to the lake for a few (very enjoyable) days camping and experimenting with Red Claw "fishing". |
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.JPG "Ready to leave for a few days camping at Lake Somerset....")
.JPG "Arriving at Lake Somerset, there are obvious signs of the...")
.JPG "Arriving at Lake Somerset, there are obvious signs of the...")
.JPG "Our \"mooring\" at Lake Somerset.")
.JPG "Arriving at Lake Somerset, there are obvious signs of the...")
.JPG "Arriving at Lake Somerset, there are obvious signs of the..."){kind=small}
.JPG "The weather alternated a bit between glorious sunny days...")
.JPG "Pictureque day at Lake Somerset.")
.JPG "Pictureque day at Lake Somerset. (panorama)")
.JPG "Our mooring spot; tied stern in, to three trees.")
.JPG "A bit cloudy for our first \"Red Claw\" venture.")
.JPG "A bit cloudy for our first \"Red Claw\" venture....")
.JPG "Our first morning was a small catch, but the crayfish...")
.JPG "A nice sized, very colourful Red Claw Crayfish.")
.JPG "A nice sized, very colourful Red Claw Crayfish.")
.JPG "Prepared for the BBQ plate")
.JPG "We cooked our first few with some seat potato on the BBQ...")
.JPG "A nice Lake Somerset evening at our mooring.")
.JPG "A nice Lake Somerset evening at our mooring.")
.JPG "A nice Lake Somerset evening at our mooring. (panorama)"){kind=small}
.JPG "This poor little beggar flew straight into the side of...")
.JPG "A bit better catch for the next morning in the bottom of...")
.JPG "Lake Somerset from a hill on Kilcoy/Esk road.")
 P2.JPG "Lake Somerset from a hill on Kilcoy/Esk road. (panorama)"){kind=small}
.JPG "Somerset Dam.")
.JPG "Somerset Dam and floodwaters releasing.")
.JPG "Somerset Dam.")
.JPG "Somerset Dam and floodwaters releasing.")
 P1.JPG "Somerset Dam and floodwaters releasing. (panorama)"){kind=small}
.JPG "A typical country style Aussie general store, bar, petrol...")
.JPG "We decided that boiled Red Claw was best.")
.JPG "Wallabies in the morning at Lake Somerset Holiday Park....")
.JPG "Wallabies in the morning at Lake Somerset Holiday Park.")
.JPG "Our final sunrise at Lake Somerset.")
.JPG "Our final sunrise at Lake Somerset looked like a forest...")
.JPG "Our final sunrise at Lake Somerset and an Osprey/Kite and...")
.JPG "The Osprey/Kite flying off into the sunlight")
.JPG "Beautiful sunrise at Lake Somerset.")
.JPG "A few campers and fishermen beside the boat ramp.")
.JPG "Time to pack up and reload the boat on the trailer. This...")
.JPG "Driving our boat onto an almost completely submerged...")
