With the winds continuing we were looking for something different to do. Our original plan was to have a game of beach cricket but with the forecast of showers this plan was looking rather flaky.
On the off chance we went over to the fishing boat to see if they had any seafood for sale. They were not only happy to sell us some magnificent prawns at only $13 per kilo but they had run out of fuel for their outboard so we swapped some fuel for some prawns as well.
We got to have a look around the trawler, and now have a much better insight into what they do.
They catch the prawns in the nets and dump them onto a sorting table on the deck. As soon as they are sorted they are put into a tank of hot water to cook them (30 kgs at a time), are then put into cold water to cool down before being put into boxes of 5 kg of cooked prawns which are then put into the freezer for immediate chilling. They need to catch $3,000 of prawns a night to make it worthwhile.
We all got together for a seafood lunch on our friends catamaran. Another great long lunch, must be the relaxed location.
In hindsight 11 kilos of prawns between 13 people is probably a bit too much but we did our best. Looks like prawns for lunch tomorrow.
You can see why we are staying put - the yellow is winds of between 20 and 30 knots.
