Ever since moving here we have toyed with the idea. We bought the kayaks to explore. But we weren't sure we wanted the added expense of owning a boat.
Then I went out on a friends boat. And realised how much fun a boat in the Pilbara is.
My Dad has had a boat on holidays. We go out fishing and snorkeling which is always really fun. But I always get sea sick. It kind of takes the shine off it. Even when we go diving, it's a huge thing for me to juggle seasickness and seeing cool stuff while diving. (With diving however, you are compensated by the fact that going down below 5m is one of the best cures for seasickness - it literally disappears. It's the boat time between dives you have to worry about!)
So I've never really been too fond of spending every weekend out on a boat fishing. But the thing is, just off Dampier is an amazing array of islands known as the Dampier Archipelago. This provides a lot of shelter from choppy-ness. Add to the fact that compared to many places on the east coast it's not fished out, it makes for a pretty fun day out with friends.
So we bought a boat. So far, we haven't looked back. Just forward to the wider circle now open to us for exploration.
Here are some photos I took from our maiden voyage.
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