15 November 2008: It was supposed to be the "Blokes in Boats and on Bikes" day - but the weather was slightly inclement, so the bikies weren't prepared to brave the wet hairpins coming in to Patonga. It was left up to the stalwart old sea-dogs of St Johns' naval flotilla to ferry others who may have been more nautically challenged, from the barnacled barges of Brooklyn to the pelican-poohed perches of Patonga.

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Careful preparation was required... 

...in fact, we got wrapped up in preparation.

We got loaded up, and ready to go...

...but in which direction?

So we set sail on stormy waters ...

...in search of freedom, adventure, but mostly lunch.

Arriving in the New World (Patonga) ...

... we heard words of wisdom under a native shelter.

Some of us came in vessels built for comfort ...

... whilst others were built for speed.

One came with a four-wheel drive tractor ...

... whilst another had a four-wheel drive trailer,

and yet another was left to eat the bait ...

...for as Ratty said to Mole, there's never quite so much fun to be had, than in mucking around in boats!