Hermione's Birthday

March 22nd 2018 is Hermione's 12th birthday, that's 84 in dog years.

Hermione with salmon and bone biscuit birthday cake.

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 2006

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 Late 2006

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2007

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 2008

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 2009

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 2010

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2011

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2017

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2018

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Bermagui Marlin

 My marlin with its tag ready to go

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 Red Hots rig

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The boat

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 The skipper Simon on the job

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 The gear

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 Happy Col

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 Happy Andrew

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 Can you see the marlin in the bait under the water?

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 Seals eating bait fish

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 Cols marlin jumping

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The Flags, 2 marlin for the day

My marlin capture video

Dartmouth Dam High Country Victoria

Dartmouth Dam is a across the Mitta Mitta, Gibbo, and Dart rivers and a number of small tributaries. Construction commenced in 1973 and was completed in 1979, the dam wall tis he highest in Australia. The Dartmouth Dam stores water from the Victorian "High Country's" snow fields for summer release into the Mitta Mitta (and the downstream Lake Hume) and subsequently into the greater Murray River for irrigation. Surface area is 6,300 hectares (big)

 Eustace Point Campsite Dartmouth Dam

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 Brownie the trout

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 Crystal clear massive cold water lake

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 Brownie

 Brownie, dark brown sugar and flossy salt for brine

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 Brownie wrapped with its salt and sugar brine into the fridge for 4 hours

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 Brownie with its ruby red cured flesh.

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 Brownie cured and dried ready for the cherry wood smoke cooking

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Brownie smoked and vacuum sealed with thyme and dill and into the fridge for eating very soon.

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Sustainable Table Venison Salami

Progress from my previouse post -  http://wfrblog.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/sustainable-table-venison-steak.html

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The venison salami is now ready and tastes great in plain and chilli.

The finished product.

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 The source

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Day 1 fresh made salami

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 Packing the product

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With its friends jerky and dried apricots.

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Kayak Fishing Kow Swamp Victoria

 Sunrise over Kow Swamp near Gunbower.

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 The full blue / blood moon  setting

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 Kow Swamp

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 Bit rough as the wind got up on the exposed lake area.

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Kayak in its cradle keeping the tinny company.

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Kayak

My new Hobie Pro Angler 12 Kayak for fishing and hunting.

Hobie PA 12

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 It only weights 50 KG so can go in the trailer on the trailer rack above the quad bike or on the ute roof.

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 The maiden voyage

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 Peddle power

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 DIY duck blind

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 Sneaky . . . .

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 Folds up very small.

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