The team had a later start this morning with the Velocity crew having a big crayfish fry up for breakfast courtesy of our king of crays Masaaki, while the Rumours crew warded off scurvy with Jay making a big and very delicious fruit salad. After breakfast we had an exciting steam over to Bramble Cove, inside Port Davy, with some waves breaking over the beam. After waiting for the morning showers to stop we headed ashore and immediately found ourselves deep in microplastic land.
The team spent several hours all together sifting through the sticks and stones unearthing endless small plastic pieces and nurdles. Half the team then continued further around the rocky shoreline finding a variety of big plastics including 106 plastic bottles, 158 bottle caps and one very large piece of green striped salmon farm plastic piping. This was nothing, however, compared to the small stuff with 2,010 small rope pieces and 4,717 plastic pieces. Eventually the team made it round to a beach for pick up.
Back on Rumours the crafter-noon was in full swing with our basket making queen, Lee, teaching us basket making from the colourful ropes we’ve picked up. Later in the afternoon the two boats rafted up behind Turnbull Island and it was time for the count. Dinner was a Captain Bucky and Masaaki special with steak, barbecued tuna, veggies and chips!
The final number for the day was 8,796
Caitlin
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