Monday, April 4, 2011

120. Horrocks Beach

ERIC



Eric is a retired farmer who loves setting his pots & getting onto the water. Recently he had suffered a few problems with his ticker & was finding the lifting of the pots a little hard. I offered to give him a hand & so Matt, Eric & I set out at daybreak the following day. We caught plenty.

Eric is a real dinkum Aussie & plays by the rules. He only takes the crays that are of legal size, returns any females in roe & only tales that which he requires. He is a tough old coot, picking occy’s out of the pots & smashing them head first onto the floor of the tinny to quickly subdue them. He has a passion for both the land & the sea & it was a pleasure to yarn with him about life in general; there is not that much to do at Horrocks & so, the locals spend plenty of time enjoying slow conversation.




THE SHOP


The only shop at Horrocks



GOODBYE HORROCKS


Such a pretty little place; just had to stop & take a last look over this magnificent piece of coastline.