Simon
Definitely not one of my better trips and I am sure Wombats are a new hazard
on shell collecting trips.
Still have to get back to collect the car.
Wonder if the tides low enough......
Geoff


>From: Simon Wilson <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: The hazards of Shell collecting in Victoria
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:23:00 +1000
>
>Geoff,
>
>Simon here!
>That'll be $10 for petrol money mate!  <--- private joke!
>
>I was one of the two other collectors down at Port Welshpool.
>It was somewhat surprising to see Geoff waiting on shore when we ambled
>back in about 11:30pm on a week night! Long 2hr+ trip home.
>
>I must say you were remarkably calm considering what had happened!
>Alot of people might not know but wombats are like little tanks!
>Quite a solid large animal.
>
>Geoff being the kind of guy he is even offered petrol money for the lift
>home!
>
>Interesting spot (great marine life) but the collecting was not brilliant.
>We saw a couple of Sassia bassi, a few Sassia subdistorta, a lot of Amoria
>undulata (99% flawed), Michael found a new record the small white mitres, a
>few fresh dead Bassinia disjecta, various other biavalves etc.
>The car was covered in hundreds of dead insects when I got home!
>
>I hope your luck is better next time.
>
>
>Regards,
>Simon
>
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>
>Stephanie,
>Congratulations on your new position
>That 3 years has flown
>All well over here but very dry - might be agood season to find hydrobiids
>Last week got one of my rare chances to get out and do some collecting
>(marine) with a night collect to Port WElshpool. 200m from destination and
>in the dark a rather large wombat took an instant dislike to myself and my
>car and removed the entire cooling system and radiator. Luckily I was only
>doing about 60kms at the time (had been significantly faster a few minutes
>earlier) and on this occasion was meeting friends down there so I managed
>to
>get a ride back to Melbourne. Another exciting shelling trip. All I have to
>do now is work out how to get back there to pick the car up when its fixed.
>Keep well
>Geoff
>
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