Day trip - boating and fishing

Stan, Sonny, Milly and Evy - 9/2/13.

Stan's family is from Hammond so he & Cassie were very knowledgeable guides & expert pilots.  They pointed out fishing & crabbing spots, WW2 huts used by Australian Forces to watch for Japanese invaders, the burial site of a female Japanese fighter pilot, & the fantastic catholic church.  It was built by hand by Stan's father & grandfather from local rock.  Beautiful scenery.

Hammond Island.  
Catholic Church on hilltop and houses on beachfront.

Hammond Island from the boat.

Once we circled Hammond past lighthouses and shipwrecks, we stopped in at a lovely natural beach on Goods Island looking back towards T.I.   The amazing sand is made from millions of bits of shells...

We swam...

We fished...

We enjoyed the amazing scenery...

And then came home by midday for lunch.

Thank you so much Stan, Cassie & Sonny for sharing such special places with us!

(P.S.  This time, our ocean swim did not require a trip to the chemist - Jayne knew to shower the girls thoroughly at home with medicated soap, soak Milly in a bath with some dettol added, & give her a dose of antihistamine!!)