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The next day saw everyone exploring the island. A few went diving
and were rewarded with a good feed of Trumpeter. We had hoped to supplement
our rather limited strores with fish. The water around the island
was clear and brimming with fish.
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This Ludderick was just one of many species seen on the dive. There
are moves to make the Kent group a marine reserve*. We only caught
what we needed for our immediate needs.
* This has now been done.
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Cleaning the fish at the waters edge attracted some rather interesting
species. This ray was very inquisitive. Every evening it would appear
at the same place as if it had been fed before.
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Later that day we all went for a walk around the southern end of
Erith Island. The weather forecast forthe previous day had caught
up with us. A strong SW wind was blowing. The eastern side of the
island was still sheltered though "willy willies" were dancing
across the passage.
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You
can see how sheletered West Bay is in this photo. We estimated that
the winds on the other side of the island were gusting to 45/50 knts.
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Making sure we didn't get blown over, we skirted along the ridge
top looking back to Dover and Deal Island. We were glad that we weren't
crossing from Hogan today.
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Dover and Erith Island are separated by a narrow neck of water called
the Swashway. Earlier in the year a group of sea kayers had made the
crossing from Hogan Island and been taken down the western side of
Erith Island by the incoming tide. They had hoped to cross the Swashway
but the tide was too low and they had to paddle around the southern
end of Dover Island before getting into shelter.
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After the walk, Ian exercised his culinary prowess and cooked up a
batch of pancakes that were much appreciated. The fish went down a treat
too.
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The
weather was moderating and tomorrow we hoped to cross to Deal Island
and visit the lighthouse and the volunteers who were looking after the
island.
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