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Whistling Kite. Might be the same one, or another one. Only they can tell.
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Forlorn abandoned farm machinery, by an eroded, abandoned bank.
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Us, moored at Pelican's

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Lady Rose, through the casuarinas at Pelican's
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The cafe/store
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Rob lounging on the fore-deck

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Off the back-side of Cooleenup Island. A Common Sandpiper.
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Looking out into the estuary from Coopers Mill Jetty
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Looking out into the estuary from Coopers Mill Jetty
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Island signage

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Moored at Cooper's
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An exceptionally fine specimen.
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And a closer view of the Leecus Smithii
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The Menacing Magpies Move In

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Ok, so they were pretty friendly, actually...

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A wonderful sunset at Cooleenup Island
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Rob, filming away at the sunset.

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Mmmmm... pizza...
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I have absolutely no idea at all what these guys were up to. After we ran aground on the 5th.

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Compensation for running aground? A dolphin hunting in the shallows!
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And he got even closer!
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A big lunge, after circling a school of what may have been tailor.
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I can see the ground from here!
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This starboard marker kept us company for 3 hours. 3 metres away. Note the sandbank encroaching into the channel.

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Still stuck.
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Note the dredge. It did not come any closer. Rotten buggers! We wanted to tell them that they'd missed a bit!

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Looking up the Serpentine channel