Enough Room to Swing a Cat - Episode 104
This week we explore the splendid Great Keppel Island and get up close and personal with one of the resident monotremes! We cross a stretch of water that is a four wheel drive track and cattle crossing at low tide, as well as, sailing back out to Lady Musgrave Island in the Capricorn Bunker Group one last time on the hunt for the elusive Manta Rays.
With gratitude
Troy and Pascale
Enough Room to Swing a Cat - Free Range Sailing Ep 104 (YouTube)
Comments (15)
Another great one. The videography continues to be stunning. What model is the new Sony camera?
It's a Sony RX-100IV. It's small but surprisingly complex and we are still discovering what lurks inside it's microchip brain. We got it as a 'vlogging' camera but it can shoot good video in it's own right. The larger Panasonic GH5S supports a better lens and was designed for filming so it's still our go-to for a lot of the richer images that support the story.
Each week I say how are they going to top this...and so it goes... you keep refining your editing skills to nail the 'just right' music played at the 'just right' volume to layer with the films textures captivating even a casual viewer. Soon it's all over, the distractions of the day are lost to what's playing on the screen... the story becomes all that's important! It's clear this is more than a means to a end, but a real passion for you two...how sublime it must be to fit the hand to the glove! ✍️))
Well! If only we could please everybody to the same degree. You are right, we are finding a bit of an obsession with trying to get a perfect sequence of shots and it's always nice to have a reason to keep learning and applying ourselves. We hope we can keep FRS fresh and exciting for all of you guys. Take care, T&P
A really good video. An uncle of mine once owned Monte Christo on Curtis Island. They walked and swam the cattle over but had a punt for other goods. The story goes that they lost a brand new car that tipped into the water from the punt, but fished it out and brought it back to life. The other story I recall is that my uncle copped a sting ray barb and treated it with “boiling “ water. Your intro is a very good reminder of older episodes. Maybe it appeals because I associate FRS with the Kimberley Coast. 🤔
Always love hearing about our resourceful predecessors though I bet they would have a rough time reviving a modern car that went snorkeling! The boiling (well, pretty hot) water is still an effective treatment for most marine envenomation cases as it denatures the proteins that form the venom. I've had my share of swollen body bits being immersed and it's not fun.
Love it. Echidnas are super cute :-)
Bit rough to cuddle though.
I've said it before but I will say it again, your underwater photography is really getting better and better! Loved the video as always, and can't wait for the next 👍 What kinda shark was that? It looked a bit hungry 🙃😬
It looked like an older Grey Reef Shark though the usual dark trailing edge of his tail was quite faded. They hit a max length and just seem to get stockier as they age. Crocs are the same so that a 3m animal is much heavier than a 2.5m one. Makes them look very impressive.
Fantastic! Loved the diving footage in spite of the lack of Mantas... Perhaps another time. Fun to see the Monotreme. They look so similar to the porcupines we have in the states but are a completely different creature.
Those echidnas chose the easy way out laying nice smooth eggs! Their spiky coat is a reminder that our older animals had to deal with some formidable predators long extinct in Australia.
I really like that you're doing more with maps and satellite images. I like being able to have a sense of where you are and where you're going. I've googled your locations in the past, but when you put it in the video, it's even better. Your videos are getting better and better. Thanks!
It's important to us to give you as much a feel for these expeditions as possible. Thanks for the feedback- it lets us know what works and what to change.
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