Last Day on Yorke Island

It was with mixed feelings that we had our last day on Yorke Island. We have known all along that this was just a stop off before going to Darnley for most of our time away. Its interesting to reflect on the last few weeks. You tend to forget the negatives and remember the good bits, filtering the days through rose coloured glasses. There certainly have been heaps of positives. But like all places there are the positives and negatives, the people who are just fantastic and those that require a bit of extra hard work.
The last day for the school kids was a break up party on the beach. We walked around the back of the school, along a little sandy path shaded by trees and came out onto a great spot on the beach. The principle of the school has a beach hut there that he utilises for personal occasions as well as school events. It was just perfect. All the kids roared into the water and had a ball in the turquoise sea.

It was a lovely relaxing picnic. The kids played in the sand and built sand castles. The teachers looked relaxed. All the kids were confident swimmers, from prep up. I guess thats a big advantage of living with the sea as your back yard. Ben came down too and enjoyed playing with some of the lads in the sand.

Our last night was spent with Robyn, the resident RAN. She cooked up a delicious meal of brandied prawns ( yes Dad, MORE seafood!!) They were mazing. Even Amy tucked in and enjoyed the feast. It was lovely to sit and chat with her about her years on the island and the experiences she has had. Ben had also caught some sea urchins during the day as Robyn suggested they made good eating and something she really enjoyed. A bit dubious, but keen to try something different, we smashed one open as she showed us.......

Not the most inviting looking thing to eat, and well, it pretty much tasted as good as it looks! But, we have tried it! So tomorrow, we hop on a Cape Air flight to Darnley Island. It is just the four of us on the plane. Chapter two of the adventure starts. Big Esso to Yorke Island