I haven’t been able to edit my images much only having my laptop here with me. It is so slow with the phase files it is almost unusable. So everything is pretty much straight out of the camera. This is the lagoon where we swam every day. From here when we looked out we could see the platforms that Woodside have had in place doing testing on the sea bed to work out where will be the best place to put the 4km long jetties. Nigel Gaunt told me since they have been there, over two months now, the amount of whales he has seen has gone from over 50 last year to 7 this year. Go figure. What astounds me is they are allowed to do this testing before the EPA report is released and before it is even decide it will definitely go ahead. Some how this reminds me of the fight to save the rock art on the burrup. We know the outcome there. Also out there with the rigs is a huge passenger ship that houses the Woodside workers. It is a huge boat bought in from Queensland to act as a floating hotel for the workers. Now that must be costing a pretty penny. I guess they must have money to burn, I mean what happens if the plant doesn’t go ahead? will that be valuable shareholders money being wasted? Hmmm!

I want to thank the others who came out with me. Firstly to my wife Jen our kiddies, Shay and Amali, Nigel Gaunt our Kimberley guide and all round good guy with his partner Helen, Paul and Tracy Thesiera who organised the ABC, David Bettini wildlife photographer extraordinaire, Natalie Seath who gave up here young baby for a few days to come out, Josh Coates from Save The Kimberley, Emma From GWN, Ben from the Broome Advertiser and two passionate photographers Roger and Darryl from the Broome camera club. Thanks guys, we made a great team.

We have been talking about another trip to JPP sometime next year but this time give plenty of notice to allow more people to come up and see the area we are fighting for. More on that soon.