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23/10/2006: "SPEAR FISHING 1963 .....Picture"
"Dad and I had a weekend at Point Lookout with Ben, Van, 'Bugs' and Allan. It was the first time we'd been ashore there. After spearing a few fish we explored the village.
It was the era before electricity was connected. The tiny hotel bar was lantern-lit and full of fishermen. For a few dollars we rented a huge house with eight beds for the night.
Boats and diving gear left on the beach unattended and quite safe. Everyone walked about in bare feet.
The entire island consists of clean sand, now mined extensively for minerals. No cheap accomodation today either, quite the reverse. It's now an expensive destination and you would not leave gear unattended on the beach overnight."
