Yesterday, another friend of Kyran’s – Ian McClurg, who hails from Dongara originally, invited us to spend the afternoon on his gorgeous 40 foot yacht called ‘Humpy’. Of course we accepted!

I decided at the beginning of this trip that I would make the most of every opportunity that came our way and I wasn’t going to pass this up, despite having a bit of a fear of water and prone to being seasick. I put my fears aside and looked forward to yet another adventure.

Unfortunately Vanessa was at work, so Kyran, John, Tommy and I got to the boat ramp around one o’clock. Ian arrived in a little tender boat to take us out to the yacht.

We all very graciously (🤔) climbed into the yacht. I was surprised at how spacious it was. Ian explained that he has lived on the yacht for about three years. He had been on his way to Darwin when he hit rough weather. He dropped anchor at Nhulunbuy, spent the night and was offered a job the following morning! That was two years ago and he’s still here. This seems to be a recurring theme on this trip. We have met lots of people particularly here and in Derby who stopped and never left. Not us. Much as we are having a wonderful time, we are not planning on staying!

We had a fabulous afternoon. After chilling out for a while where we went aboard, Ian set sail. He took us passed the Granite Islands and where the ships are loaded with bauxite from the mine. It was a beautiful day and the water was turquoise.

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As you will see Ian gave us all a chance to steer which was lots of fun.

After a fabulous afternoon, we all headed to the Gove Boat Club to meet up with Vanessa, Kylie, Matt and their children for dinner. A lovely end to a lovely day. Thank you Ian!