Poolburn!

22 January 2015
Mike has just finished 8 days straight and although we had originally discussed schisting the front verge, the weather forecast was way too good to be moving yet more schist in hot weather. So Mike asked "where haven't we been for a while?" & my immediate response was "Poolburn!". So it's now 13:30, have put rat poison and insect bombs in ceiling, cleaned windows, got worms, got supplies and we're off up the hill!  By 15:00 Mike was unloading boat - first time we've ever had the boat etc up here! Beautiful afternoon - nice and warm but not too hot. Had hamburgers and corn for tea.
23 January 2015
Up at 06:30 - not a cloud in the sky and not a breath of wind. I fly fished (yep, only been about 3 years!) for a while and then Mike went out on boat. At lunchtime Mike threw in a worm each and he caught a nice little fish. He went off in boat again, nothing but as soon as he came back he threw another worm in and bingo - a really good fish this time! All the years he's said he wanted a boat cause that's how everyone catches fish!! Haha. Gorgeous day, 26 degrees with a light northerly. And then, having a shower with curtains wide open, Max rocked up. With his mate Mattie, aka Froggie (???) from Ireland. Oh, & I caught a fish too.  Long but slabby jack. Doesn't matter, the drought has broken.
24 January 2015
Awake really early due to vehicles arriving back for the continuation of the Icebreaker ad shoot, and Max getting up well before sunrise to go and fish. Another glorious day - a light haze of fog off the water but otherwise it's looking like a repeat of yesterday. Shame my back went yesterday afternoon else I'd be flyfishing! Mike caught a wee fish on the lure that Bill Wade gave him - a Tazzie Devil Deep Diver - but not big enough to take home, so still no fish to bottle! And that was the first fish Mike has caught from the boat.  And then we ran out of worms, fuel for the quad and boat so it's now 12:15 and we're zipping along the road on the way home. Max and Mattie will follow us later and stay the night in Alex with us.