Collendina Report No 345

It seems Facebook has a habit of regurgitating stuff on an annual basis in the name of reliving the past.  As it turns out today is the 3rd anniversary of official retirement.  This is in fact now a count up from retirement, changed from a countdown to retirement. Not that anyone is particularly counting down.  The Beacon Point side of the Bay was shrouded in smoke today. It must have been controlled burn off day as we noted five columns of smoke on a separated time scale.  The snorkelling was interesting as always.  We went in before the sun was covered and had very clear water.  Many different kinds of fish hiding in the grasses. We had not seen dead rays before but this time there were two and they were both belly up on the bottom.  The shipping report includes two major bulk carriers in and out of Point Wilson. The Falcon Triumph was heading to Melbourne and the Federal Island had come from Philedelphia.

The Federal Island with smoke haze