Another interesting story to note was a nice day trip I had on the Moreton Bay, by myself.  I took my fishing rod with me, which was short enough to fit inside the kayak.  I launched from Wellington point (Cleveland) instead of our normal area of Wynnum-manly.  I paddled around the near-by islands with no particular plan – when I saw a fish jump about twenty metres off the beach of an island.  I decided to fish off this beach of this island.  While fishing I noticed a sign erected in the shallows of the rocky area nearby facing outward.  I was in luck and soon caught a nice sized fish (Snapper).  Having enough for dinner, and no means to keep any other fish cold, I decided to head for home and have a fish dinner.  Curious about what the sign said I paddled over to it, it said, “Fish Reserve Absolutely No Fishing Allowed”, and a monetary penalty for those caught.  Dear reader, do not think to dob me in – this happened over ten years ago and the statutory limitations have long past!

{From previous blog, we set off from Manly to Mud Island -- a memorable trip due to the bad weather.}