A beautiful sunset again ended the day yesterday before a very wild and windy night. To get to our boat this morn we had to walk over a one lane bridge and if a car was coming across flatten ourselves against the railings pull all bits in (lucky I had those bits cut off) and hope to god they are good drivers. This morning we did this in howling winds that was buffeting us against the rails and onto the road and of course peak hour in Arthur River at least three cars had to get to the other side. Finally onto our vessel for our six hour cruise - why is that not objectionable but a nine hour boat from the mainland was..hmmm. Anyway we puttered up the river with the usual commentary and at last we were free of the wind as we had some protection in river banks of trees. Spent two hours to get to where the Franklan (no didnt spell it wrong it is a different river) and Arthur join and then turned around back to a jetty for lunch. All this wilderness is untouched by man and is also impassable all along the banks and inland for hundreds of kms. But our tour group had a shelter shed in the bush and carried in all our provisions. Who was waiting for our leader but a Spotted Tailed Quoll ready for a feed. We personally hate this as the wild animals become dependent on humans and cuts their life expectancy particularly when Ron fed them cabanossi and bacon ends and fat. Definitely not good. But also a couple of wallabies came in for some vegies and later he fed some eels - you know to entertain the tourists...hmmm not so great. Anyway we had a nice lunch and then a walk into the bush to a waterfall that wasn't falling but a guidebook on the trees etc we were seeing. We headed back and fed some Sea Eagles on fish on the way, marvellous to watch how they see from so far away and swoop and pick up in mid flight. Back to the wharf by four and then onto the Edge of the World which is an area of rugged coastline 500 metres from here where the Southern Ocean and the Bass Strait meet, the photo just does not show the wildness we experienced, looks quite calm actually but it wasn't. They had huge floods 14 months ago and the trees that are washed up on shore and the howling wind which was horrific it sure is a wild old place only 40 permanent residents and they live a tough life. Boats cannot come in or out of the river from the ocean as it is so wild. Anyway off to Strahan tomorrow after going bush thru dirt roads down the west coast. xx