'Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground that you cannot think of moving them. They are definitely inferior things, belonging to the vegetable not the animal world, rooted and stationary, incapable of gay transition. The desire to build a house is the tired wish of man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting-place'. - Arthur Ransome





'For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralysed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.'
-Richard Bode



Thursday, July 1, 2010

Indigenous cave paintings (via satellite phone)

Hello,
A lot has happened in the beautiful Kimberleys. We have been woken at night as two very large sharks rubbed barnacles off their skin against the hull of Kiella. They stayed with us for a few days and we managed to get some photos of them which we will post on the blog when we finally get receptions.

We have seen quite a few crocodiles both during the day and peering at us at night; Their eyes green like a cat's flashing when we put the spotlight on them.

But the highlight has been seeing cave paintings that date back tens of thousands of years and Indigenous middys - which are sort of like massive shell sandcastles where the indigenous people would toss their 'rubbish' after they had finished eating.

We are all well, and have settled into a lovely routine of afternoon rests and morning yacht duties around all the wonderful walks and exploring we are doing.

Love to everyone.
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