44. OFF GRID IN THE WILDS OF WHERE?...

M&J were experimenting with 'off grid' living in the wilds of Upper Main Arm. Their mostly finished yet somewhat still in progress 'land project' was a far cry from their boat life in Sydney; but even Minky the boat cat had managed to find her land legs and would confidently venture beyond the decking. Our short time in Main Arm can be summed up with the following: good food and great company; an avocado overload; the discovery of chocolate pizza; waterfalls; walks; freezing plunge pools and finally… confirming my suspicions that it can never be too early for Gin. L too had already drawn this conclusion. I think his enlightening and surprising taste for cocktails discovered late in life, only last year in S.E Asia, had somewhat shifted his usual first priority for food. A few days prior to our stay in Upper Main Arm L had volunteered to do the supermarket shop but came out having only bought a handful of food items, of which was a single lime