Kimberley small boat trip pics

A few snaps from the last trip, felt much more at ease this time being the second sojourn and actually got a few good sleeps in on secure anchorages!

Biggest surprise was the day we spent in the sale river, it was peaking and going nuts, debris was flowing down at a great rate of knots and we had to get out the way till the tide topped out, there was no way we were going to spend a night during the next tide turn so we bailed and got stuck on a bad anchorage out in the bay, where the next turn boomed thru the night a few hundred metres away as it tried to get out of the neck of george water!  The noise was eerie. Good not to park near such constrictions during springs!

The Inland fishing was really tough this time, i think i threw lures every am and pm and bagged just a few queenies and Jacks, lots tuna in Cone and Stricklands, and we stumbled across a great coral reef ledge in a sheltered cove on an offshore island, that decimated all our heavy gear in one quick session. We really arent capable fishos!

Took a time lapse of the tide leaving us stranded in Crocodile Creek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQZoG7vSuiA&feature=plcp

And this one of a gorgeous beach camp site on traverse Island - 9m spring tide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le2SoY7_7uo&feature=plcp 

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can only think of one word....magic

Mon, 2012-07-23 23:52

breath taking an magic

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its a truly amazing place

Mon, 2012-07-23 23:59

its a truly amazing place mate, never seen anything quite like it anywhere in the world ive been, really bears down the need to ensure its maximum protection...

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some cracker pics mate looks

Tue, 2012-07-24 05:20

some cracker pics mate looks like you had a great trip .boat looks well set up for it.thanks for sharing.

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Trip of a lifetime

Tue, 2012-07-24 05:37

 On the boat of a lifetime too! 

 
Sweet photos
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Epic

Tue, 2012-07-24 06:12

That last photo is epic, cheers for sharing Dave.

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Quality

Tue, 2012-07-24 06:21

Quality

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 Awesome pics. Thanks for

Tue, 2012-07-24 06:41

 Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing.

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Amazing photos as always!

Tue, 2012-07-24 07:18

Amazing photos as always!

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 last two pics are awsome,

Tue, 2012-07-24 08:02

 last two pics are awsome, Well done mate. 

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 great photos, goodwork. sure

Tue, 2012-07-24 08:11

 great photos, goodwork. sure makes me jealous.

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WOW!!

Tue, 2012-07-24 08:21

Cant wait to get back up there. First photo is my pick of the bunch.

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Awesome pics.  Love the first

Tue, 2012-07-24 09:02

Awesome pics.  Love the first timelapse, really shows how much water movement goes on.  Nice rig too, great setup.

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breathtaking

Tue, 2012-07-24 09:38

simply awesome photos. the kimbely can leave you stunned at times and you seamed to have caught some of those moments. nice job.

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Epic pics mate.

Tue, 2012-07-24 10:00

Epic pics mate.

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Some of the best photos i

Tue, 2012-07-24 10:24

Some of the best photos i have seen . Dream rig ,dream trip , very envious !

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Just got the new powerbook,

Tue, 2012-07-24 11:34

Just got the new powerbook, your pics blew up my screen! Awesome shots!!

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awesome

Tue, 2012-07-24 12:55

looked like a great trip

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Hey Shane big thanks for ya

Tue, 2012-07-24 17:22

Hey Shane

 

big thanks for ya help getting the boat ready for the trip!  Champion!

 

 

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absolutely awesome pics

Tue, 2012-07-24 13:07

absolutely awesome pics mate.  

fantastic

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WOW really great shots! What

Tue, 2012-07-24 17:28

WOW really great shots! What camera set up you using?

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Nikon D3s body and various

Tue, 2012-07-24 17:50

Nikon D3s body and various lens, some pro ED glass and some cheap plastics

a crocodile trashed my good tripod while i was using a gopro on it so it got a bit hard after that doing the nite shots, the last pic took about 30 attempts and an hour to grab, ISO cranked up to 16,000, no good to enlarge or sell but nice result i was surprised

we also mounted gopros on RC monster trucks to drive along the mangrove banks to film close-ups of the local 'wildlife', but they got stuck in the mud, the RC plane that was going to get aerials of the boat and swamps crashed, and the RC duck with the cam mount was never going to outrun a hungry croc so she didnt even hit the water.  Did get some amazing footage with a gopro on a 6m pole in a crocs face in ruby creek but! She slid past at a distance of about 5cms...!

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 Wicked trip Dave. See you

Tue, 2012-07-24 17:50

 Wicked trip Dave. See you have repowered the boat, how did the new yamaha perform??

 

 

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yeah mate - the etec injested

Tue, 2012-07-24 18:00

yeah mate - the etec injested water from a tank a while back during a hell rough day off DHI (came in via the breather), and we lost an injector 2 months later gummed up because of the water, so in theory another could go, and just couldnt take the risk being that far out

 and we hated carrying all that oil!  Yammy is brilliant, didnt miss a beat and power on demand, which we used to film in hells gate!

ive got commercial boats and all i see nowadays in commercial is yammys, it was the ride last year thru the hori falls that sealed the deal for me - those guys need throttle at the flick of the palm and they get it!

gotta thanks Luke at Chivers for putting a new engine on at a great price too!

 

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Great to hear your happy with

Tue, 2012-07-24 20:09

Great to hear your happy with the yammie. 

As for Chivers I'll not shop anywhere else. Never have I had such great service. Guess thats why they have been around for 50 years!!

mate I need to see  that footage of Hells gates. What aplace at full rip

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Awesome photos Dave

Wed, 2012-07-25 11:28

Awesome photos Dave

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Amazing pics

Wed, 2012-07-25 21:33

Awesome!! saw you coming and going from the derby boat ramp a few weeks ago, and remembered your boat from this site. ohh the envy!! amazing pics and amazing place to explore!

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Awsome amazing what more can

Thu, 2012-07-26 14:34

Awsome amazing what more can you say.

Great pics thanks for posting them up for all to see.

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Definitely a place to visit

Sun, 2012-07-29 18:12

The more pics I see of the Kimberleys, the more determined I am to visit this fantastic part of our state.

Thanks so much Dave for sharing your adventure and those great photos.

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that is awesome, something i

Mon, 2012-08-06 07:53

that is awesome, something i am going to have to do one of these days