DAY 100 LIVING FROM THE OCEAN In Remote Australia .

G'day guys we're Strix and Fran and it's now been over 100 days at sea on our quirky orange catamaran. This week we fish, we hunt and explore what feels like a completely forgotten coastline but amongst the untouched beaches that stretch for miles and freshwater waterfalls that run straight into the ocean. These islands hold a mystery which can rewrite the history books as we know it. So we search the beaches for treasure and pieces of the past while living off what we catch and cooking up our meals in a very special beach kitchen. But this is crocodile country and we need to remember they're never too far away. Sometimes they're actually way too close, hiding where you least expect them. They come with us as we beach comb, fish, hunt and live off the land in one of the last truly wild corners of Australia this is sailing across the top episode 10. and as always a massive thank you to our wonderful crew over on Patreon for helping make this possible you ready to go check the truck out i'm so excited that could be anything dingoes goannas kangaroos i don't think a kangaroo will go for the frame actually maybe you never know pigs. A carnivorous kangaroo. Or what else can it be? Or maybe a Tasmanian tiger. You never know, you never know. We're heading in to check our secret camera and eventually try to catch something for dinner. Oh man what's that big swell over there to the right. Oh yeah it must be look we've a huge bow wave going up there. Is it a crocodile or a shark? Oh there's a shark. I'm not sure if that was a crocodile or a shark to start with but at the end it was definitely a shark this is where we saw a very big crocodile yesterday so i'm sure he's around here somewhere a little bit to the right yeah detective fran what does it look like has come in i can see little kangaroo or wallaby track here okay let's check the camera all right what can you see so that's where we've set the camera up yeah oh we could just see his ears and he had a sniff right in the camera didn't he and then hopped off oh there's some ice there yeah it's coming closer it's a little wallaby isn't it he's almost a little bit curious isn't he oh he's popping straight in front of the camera that's awesome so cute this is one of those little rock wallabies i believe yeah oh that's great he's hopping straight at the camera g'day mate oh that's cool that's really cool we came to the other end of the beach and there's a little murky reddish color pond and we just spotted a big slide it comes in here all the way from the ocean it's a really long slide but yeah i might be in there he's got to be in here somewhere right yeah pretty cool creek really cool don't want to get too close to it though no looks scary we found another tamarind tree the macassans were here if you watched that previous episode you'll know that macassans fishermen used to sail all the way from Sulawesi, Indonesia to Northern Australia in search of sea cucumbers and along the way they interacted and traded with Aboriginal people. We found evidence of these encounters ourselves including pieces of glass that were exchanged between them. Wait, let's sneak up in this one. They disappeared so quick. Hey, that's a big crocodile friend. As soon as he noticed that we'd spotted him, he just slipped below the surface and pushed offshore. So sneaky. Very sneaky. We'll have to keep an eye on him. This is a croc slide, that's for sure, and I think that's the one that is watching us fishing now. It looks a little bit smaller than the one we saw in the previous episode. Hey, mate. Oh, jack is on. So much rubbish out of back here. Wow, isn't he beautiful? Look at the colors on this little tusky. Wow. A little bit too small for us, I reckon. Absolutely beautiful fish. I'm going to leave him in here to catch his breath. Oh, off he goes. Come out, mate. You almost got me into the reef. are you the same fish i just caught oh well done beautiful colors wow what a beautiful fish we know there is big mud crabs and beautiful barramundis here like the ones we caught in the previous episode so we're hopeful to get something for dinner a big indonesian ghost net so sad oh we've got a crab a little one got a crab but i reckon it might be a little bit too small friend yeah should we let it go should we put it back so it tracks more yeah it can stay in there and call some friends in alrighty going back it's broken in three parts did that come a trail i did i don't know if i filmed it he broke my rod cut my fingers and then bloody cut off in three parts bloody hell how did that even happen what a disaster oh no that's a really big one just go slow because your hooks will straighten so we found where they were hanging out nice work friend this will test your knot what do you reckon got it i think i see it oh i'm gonna have to drop it that's way too big for it that's huge it was huge yeah it's a big big food oh a bit of excitement anyway yes we got one friend this way mate we've hooked a big one friend this guy might have your lure in his mouth this is by far the biggest fish i've hooked on this trip it's a big one holy moly not sure exactly what it is i didn't get a good look at it but maybe a big gt could be anything could be a big queenie could even be a mackerel but hopefully we get him up to get a look at him just starting to see some color now It's big, whatever it is, a very strong fish it's It's a nice-sized trevally. Bit of action for us anyway. Oh, geez, he's strong for him, look at this. Come on, mate, just relax. Not sure who's gonna get tired first here, but I just wanna get him up, get this hook out for him, because he's not the species we wanna eat. He's a nice trevally, isn't he? He's a nice one. Hey-oh! Beautiful fish. Man, they don't need any swimming lessons, these guys. They are strong swimmers. They're not the species we want to be eating though. I would say that's a GT, but he's got like a yellow tinge to his fins. We'll let this guy go to grow even bigger. See you, mate. Got a fish. You got one? Go get him over the reef. Oh, he's flying in. You did well to get him out of the reef. Poor fish. Was he going for the lure or he just got yoinked out? Little stripe, he's too small for us. Do you reckon he was going for it or he just got yoinked? A dark tail snapper. What a treat, a coral trout. These are my favourite eating fish anyway. Little beauty. Incredible sunset, beautiful way to finish the day. Yeah, I reckon up to those two islands. It's now time to head off and explore a new bay. A fair bit of wind this morning, it's going to be a quick sail. So we're just coming offshore. get the sails up and take off. The sails filled. We took off at about 10 knots. We're doing about nine knots now. This is a really nice sail for us up here. We've just dropped anchor in a new bay to explore. From here, from the anchorage, you can see sort of behind Fran there. There's all these sandstone cliffs. So we'll definitely be checking them out. You never know what you'll find in under the ledges there. And then there's a beautiful long stretch of beach. So let's go have a bit of an explore. What are you hoping to do the salvo Fran? You know what I thought. What is that? You want to find somewhere safe for a swim? Yeah. Let's do it. Almost rainbow coloured rocks here which is pretty cool but something up here has caught our eye. What do you see Fran? Fresh waterfall. It's obviously not safe for us to swim out there at the moment with the big crocodiles around. So these fresh water options like this are very welcome nice so good it's amazing oh it's really nice it's like an oasis up here beautiful isn't it wow there's so many pools well this is a nice one this one's nice and clear what an absolute treat to have a bit of fresh water to have a swim to wash the salt off but there could be crocodiles keep a little lookout this little stream goes for miles and miles inland we can kind of just hop further up river but we've probably gone far enough this one down here looks good for a swim friend how the **** does this happen oh the tender seems to have dragged off what the bloody hell has happened that was terrifying i was like not again no it had been hooked on this it re-hooked so drag but when when we spotted it it was like yeah oh no here it goes again going on the rocks yeah somehow it drags yeah with the tide i don't know it just did good job bloody hell i'm rooted wow this whole cliff would have running water a waterfall coming straight into the ocean during the wet season a beautiful little spot to get out of the heat it's nice wow we've made it to the other end of the beach there's a really nice creek and a few crocodiles like crocodile highway here but uh still nice hey we've been seeing few of these and they're just coconuts fiberglassed all around with a rope on top and i guess indonesians have been using them as floats pretty clever i thought you were gonna start juggling I feel like we've probably got 30 minutes to try and catch some dinner here we'll put our tender out there but the tide is coming in quickly we don't want to get stuck obviously there's a nice deep pool here good cast Fran Fran's trying with the lure to catch something, you're on! Nice, oh what was it? Oh bugger, I couldn't see it. Oh, Fran had a little mangrove jack on, but that's a good sign that there's fish in here. What was that? Was it a barbel? I think it was another mangrove jack but they're hungry, yeah they're definitely. Oh, a nice cast, oh yes nice, nice work Fran, get him up oh yes, that's gonna be our dinner, yes that's a really nice one I wasn't expecting it, it's a beauty, look at him, and he's perfect for dinner ready or You're not, I'm coming in. Okay, at least but not last, with pita bread. Fish soup with bread. It's delicious, right? See you in the morning. Boys, the catch of the day Yeah, bit of a sloppy sea state today, throwing us all over the place. We've got waves coming over the front. We're sailing at about nine or 10 knots. Hopefully it gets calmer once we get around the corner. All right, prepare to jive. There is some incredible landscapes in this bay, white sandy beaches, and pretty amazing rocky structures. Once again, we're off to try and catch some dinner. Looking for mud crabs here. So we make sure to be quiet, to not spook them. a really good hiding spot We're just looking for mud crabs, and we found a crocodile instead. Hey, if you're eating a mud crab, you'll find a crocodile instead. That scared the hell out of me. I like lowered my head underneath looking for a crab, and there was just this crocodile face. I was like, whoa, like eye to eye with it. He's got a good little hiding spot under there. Same thing, I'm almost paranoid stepping down, thinking there's just one under every ledge that's gonna jump out and grab ya. New mission today, we got the metal detector strapped to the boomerang. State of the art. Yeah, we're gonna detect next to the old Macassan's camps, which are marked by the tamarind trees, aren't they? That's right. is not a tamarind tree this isn't a tamarind tree we're in the wrong spot first of all let's try our luck in here that would have had a beautiful view there is a mystery hidden in these islands in 1944 nine ancient coins were discovered here beneath an uprooted tamarind tree a tree strongly associated with all Macassan camps five of the coins came all the way from the Sultanate of Kilwa in East Africa while four were Dutch coins from centuries later. No one knows exactly how they got here but one theory is that they travel through the vast Makassan trading networks and were eventually traded or gifted to the local Aboriginal people. Any paintings? No paintings. Oh not that I can see yet. Looks a good spot for it though friend. Getting a beep? I think it's a little buttery. Should have read the instructions. Like some Some caves up here, friend. Oh, yeah. You can't even see a boat anymore. Hopefully it goes that way. Hey, guys. Oh. You didn't see that one. There's so many little ones. There's so many, Jack. Yeah. So many little shovel noses. Look at this guy. Yeah. They're tiny. Let's put them on. No matter we say Oh. What do you think, Jack? Awesome. Oh, my friend. I cannot believe that. That's how you do it. I finally got one with the hand spear. This is one of the diamond scale mullet we've been trying to get. I'll put him out of his misery, but there you go. Finally got one. Well done. Is it really? That's the tuxedo bandit. So cool. He's just here. Just punting our way in the shallows here, hoping that we can drift upon a fish and Frank can get it with a hand spear. Big queenie crab to the right. Yeah, go. Oh, he's coming back. He's coming back. back he's coming back what'd you get a proof that i ain't right got a scale yes don't snag it do you want me to drive what have we got oh little cod little honeycomb cod a bit small for us Yeah, he's on again. What is it this time? Strong one Yeah dinner Beautiful grassy Emperor. Yes, that's dinner friend. I love the blue around the nose. Beautiful, eh? Looks like there's a big rockslide on the beach. It does doesn't it? He must be in his bay somewhere Maybe I'll jump in it. Looks like a glass bubble up there. We're definitely going to have to go ashore here. There's something which looks like a glass bubble up there. Maybe not. Maybe just a water bottle. This looks like a big one, Fran. Very fresh, isn't it? We might have even spooked him, but holy moly. Oh my goodness. Look at its claws. That's crazy. That is a big crocodile. A very big crocodile. Look at this. Look at that paw print. Put your hand next to that one. They're going near the water. Big paws. This is a very big crocodile hey. The water is nice and clear here so I reckon we're a decent chance at spotting him. Shall we have a walk up on the rocks and get a bit of elevation, see if we can see him? You wouldn't touch the sides if he opened his mouth and swallowed you. Very fine. That's fine. In amongst the rubbish. Interesting artwork i know what that is this is what i thought was a glass bubble fran but unfortunately not with the sun reflection they look like a glass bubble i will have to keep looking for the elusive glass bubble oh i feel like we're always looking wow look at that one hey how's this little cave friend, hello there what an amazing rocky headland to explore back in here inside the cave it's got to be about 10 degrees cooler i reckon out of the sun it's uh really really nice we've never ever seen that bird i reckon it must be almost like endemic to the island or this uh not just this little one but this this region it's a flightless bird a flightless bird that hides underneath rocks on the shoreline weird i think these are rock walls yeah yeah a cheeky little goanna has been coming into this turtle nest and he dug out a heap of eggs. Got a lot of them hey, they're all little turtle eggs. That's his trunk. He just took off but there was a little wallaby hidden under the tree there. Yeah yeah that was him. That is nice. This is very nice. Cheers Frank. Beautiful.