G'day all who survived the
I was going to do a detailed report on all the highs/lows of this trip, but I think its all already been said. So I'll just say a little and post some photos, which not many have bothered to do.
Yes, it was a total clusterf#$k! But what a weekend! It was always going to get messy with that many Darwinites and that much dutyfree!
I was lucky enough to score a seat on a tinny with canopy, stereo, and esky full of ice, so maybe thats got something to do with my not being quite so bitter about it all (that and the lazy grand for catching one fish!
) No problem with peoples gripes about it all, they're all justified, I guess when you know Asia you just expect this sh!t
Anyway, a couple of anecdotes(sp?) to share-
We arrived in Timor Thursday morning and proceeded to go on a pub crawl (as you do!). Came across a bar called One More Bar and met the owner, an old Darwin boy called Gill, from down Adelaide River way. Had a few
with him and found out he was skippering in the comp. Met up with him again at the prezzs house and he suggested we tell Sean we wanted to fish with him. Sean said "nah, its a balloted system you cant pick you're boat." "Fair enough" I said "no worries".
Anyway the next day we were the last blokes looking for a boat, walked down the beach, Sean told us to walk down to the ferry area, as there was 3 or 4 boats waiting for fishermen, we walked all the way down there but all the boats either didn't have motors, skippers or both. F@#k this we thought and walked all the way backn to where Sean was.....
....just as Gill came back in from taking a few punters out to a bigger boat. "Ok you guys better go in this boat"
It must have been fate!
-Another funny story, that evening my mate, who was in another boat (outrigger) told me he had scored (READ: payed for) a dozen garfish from his Timorese skipper. He gave us six and kept six for himself. The next morning when he went to get them out of the esky they weren't there. "wheres the fish i buy off you?" He asked the skipper, "Solly boss, me velly hungly last night!"
No, he didn't get his money back!!
It was great to put some names to the people on here, although I've forgotten most of them already!
. What a great bunch of blokes (and girls)! In typical Aussie form, when in doubt, hit the p..s, have a laugh or ten thousand and ride it out!
Thanks again to everyone for the laughs and good times and see you next year .............MAYBE!!!!!!!!!!!! Scotty.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
