Lobsters, here we come. It was Australia day on Tuesday which translated to an extra long weekend!! And what’s more patriotic than making use of that long weekend and trying our luck at catching lobsters. With 10 ¾ adults (10 adults, 1 child and 1 baby), we packed our 3 cars with a boat on tow and set our sat-nav sights on Port MacDonnell. Port Mac is a thriving little fishing town in SA, about 5 hours drive west out of Melbourne. A planned holiday which has been in the making for months, what jubilations did we feel when finally we were able to live it. Four days off work, amongst great company, and the expectations of a seafood smorgasbord, our heighten exhilaration was thick in the air.

We hired out a seafront house for 3 nights, with all the inclinations of bringing back a lavish bundle of loot home, and a bundle we did bring! 6 hours later when we finally arrived at our destination, I was quick to take out my Canon dslr and capture our beautiful surroundings. The boys were eager to scope out the beach to learn the locations of people who were diving for lobsters, I took this as the perfect opportunity to further experiment with my dslr and gather as much experience as I can. The scenery around Port Mac was quite interesting, the contrast between the poluted (by humans), repugnant smelling marina and the beautifully fresh, ruggered, rough shorelines of the beach did not go unnoticed by me. This however did set up a good opportunity for me to take some photos.


While near the rocks, which is on the edge of the water, I came across this cute bike. The child had put all his fishing gear in the little carriage at the back of his bike! Back to basics with the locals. I couldnt help but take a photo.


We had just arrived at the house after 6 hours stuck in the car, we need to do something to release all the energy we had coped up. This was the result lol


Some of the crabs which we catch. That together with the alco and it was a great night! I know its mean to say, but crabs are incredibly stupid! We lured them out easily with our bait, and they didnt put up much of a struggle when we netted them out of the water. They are extremely easy to catch. Our process: bait was tied to a string, we dangle that bait in the water near the rocks. Slowly but surely, we spot their claws coming from underneath the rocks. They try to snatch the bait while still trying to hide, so I would slowly pull the bait away from them, trying to lure them from their hiding spots. Like dangling a carrot in front of a donkey!! As expected, they crept out from the rocks and WHOOSP, we got them!! As simple as tying your shoelaces



Sorry about all the photos, i just couldnt decide which photos to take out. Happy viewing.