DAY 95: COASTAL FORAGING & FISHING REMOTE ISLANDS (Barramundi, Tropical Fruits & Coconuts) Ep: 32

🏝️’THE GREAT ADVENTURE’ Ep: 32🏝️
Coastal foraging and fishing in remote northern Australia for tropical fruits, coconuts & Barramundi. This is Day 95 living off the land and ocean on 'The Great Adventure'.
Hope ya enjoy the Episode! Strick & Fran.
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[@BacktoBasics]

Most of this plastic is washed in from other countries but there's no point in playing the blame game... once it arrives on the beaches here it's now our problem as Australians. As custodians of The Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world we need to take better care of it. Having Turtles laying their eggs in piles of plastic is disgusting and hopefully some of this footage can show you guys how polluted with plastic the beaches are in remote North east Australia. Strick

[@tempstow]

Should’ve broke that bottle then went and found another one to put the letter back in

[@fuzzyboomboom9742]

I am glad to see you saying something about it in your video. You could talk about that and many other enviro issues all the time, but we know that is not what people are tuning in to see. Including me.

[@calvinh208]

The world needs a very inexpensive viable plastic alternative that biodegrades for most of the disposables. 3rd world countries can't afford alternatives and don't have good trash collection practices or facilities. No knowing how true it is, but I heard a stat that 90% of the ocean's plastic comes from Asia and Africa. Having lived in the Philippines for 2 years, I can sadly say that is probably close to the truth. Clean up what you can, but we really need to solve the root problem.

[@rich7851]

sure can do the blame game, have you been to Indonesia? They literally back there trucks up to creeks and rivers and dump there rubish in there, seen it first hand in Bali.

[@shawndean8358]

People just don't give a shit anymore and havnt in many years , instead of cleaning up our environment and cutting down on pollution its climate change .

[@danielcasey6146]

Was just tucking myself to bed guess not. Is there a better excuse to not go to sleep on a Sunday! Am I the only one who doesn’t want this series to end

[@bunyipdan]

FYI - The red fruit is from a Red bush apple (Syzygium suborbiculare) a species of Lilypilly, also known as 'Djarduk' in Kune, one of many traditional language groups of the Maningrida people in Northern Territory

[@aporosatiliva9673]

In fiji we called that fruit kavika.

[@bunyipdan]

@@aporosatiliva9673 There are many species of Syzigium, I don't think Syzigium suborbiculare is found in Fiji, however from what I understand the Kavika is Syzigium malaccense also known as Malay apple?, it's fruit is a little smoother skinned, pinkish in colour and elongated apple shaped.....very similar

[@rafaela.z.395]

Looks like brazilian Jambo too, interesting.

[@IslandAlohaGrill]

Aloha brudda. The Hawaiians call the red fruit Ohia Ai or Mountain Apple. Good to see them on the beaches, which means lots of rain and fresh water in that area. Thanks for the epic adventure!

[@patricelemay1190]

Jeez never knew turtles could swim that fast !🤯🚀😄

[@marcmcdonald1316]

I agree Mate. We need to start cleaning up our beaches and waterways and teach our neighbouring Countries not to put plastic in the water.

[@calmauric8218]

100%

[@brettstewart6036]

True that

[@kieranhimself3655]

Remember we actually send a oot of our recycling to these places as Australia is incapable of processing the waste we develope. Its cheaper to make it these poorer countries problems

[@BrendanBFree]

I’d be second guessing myself every night with those crocs around!

[@theoffgridtravelers7316]

What you two are doing is beyond words. Love it!

[@dirtyoff-roadaustralian5525]

Love your videos guys The rubbish washing up on our shores are definitely from other countries and I’d love to support anything to stop these countries dumping in our ocean Australia 🇦🇺

[@peterphillips1638]

I've found heaps of Indonesian drink bottles washed up on the west coast of Flinders Island in Bass Straight. Also found a thong hanging tree on Chilli Beach on Cape York. All odd thongs, not a single matched pair. I have no idea what crimes they committed!!! Australia's northern shoreline is littered with thousands of tonnes of plastic litter. You'd need a small bulldozer to dig and pull out the "ghost" nets washed in and covered up with sand. Plastic is killing our fish and bird life. Pity is I can't see it stopping any time soon.

[@fuzzyboomboom9742]

If you buy anything made of or packaged in plastic, that's your waste in the Ocean. Lots of plastic in the Oceans is too small to see easily, and it gets there from container loads of plastic pellets that fall in and spill - the pellets are the feed stock used for making all manner of plastic containers and parts. The rubbish on the beaches is just the tip of the iceberg. There are huge areas of plastic rubbish floating in the open ocean. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers >1.5 million square kilometers.

[@chaparralproductions7056]

@@fuzzyboomboom9742 not true. There are counties that attempt to recycle and responsibly depose of plastics. Being south of Southeast Asia puts Australia in the path of many countries that simply dump trash in the rivers and streams. Tragic!

[@fuzzyboomboom9742]

@@chaparralproductions7056 It's not a "game" but yes the blame is real. I am as guilty as anyone, but if you are in denial that you are, too, then you're part of the problem. No country is recycling 100% of its plastic waste. Even if you think you are recycling all of yours, some of it will fly off the truck on the way to the recycling center and into a river. And if you're buying anything made of plastic, that is just a perpetuation of the problem. Just stop using plastic packaging, for a start.

[@Zentinalphayze]

that's the most self-righteous comment I've seen in a long time. the trash is just as much from your own country as it is from others.

[@WildReaches]

Unreal guys, amazing episode showcasing a beautiful, wild and untamed corner of Australia and of course the best way to explore it!

[@Fighthead75]

My goodness you’re one lucky man. Fran cooks, catches fish, extremely easy on the eyes and have her all to yourself. You better take care of and keep that one. Good vids keep going, you’re lucky bastard. I’d love to be the one to start a company simply for plastic cleanup. I’m a little ocd about cleanliness so that would probably be a great gig for me but when you’re a poor boy, business ideas are just figments off your imagination

[@AllsortsEssentials]

June 2021 We saw a beach clean up crew of about 15-20 people based at Knob Head Hope Vale north of Cooktown, they drove a removalist truck in and started at Knob Head working their way north to Elim Beach way, we went for a walk where they had picked up the rebris and every little micro plastic was removed as well as the larger items. They had tents in the bush so looked like they were there a while. Clean ups happen but just not nearly as much as what is washed up from our neighboring countries. We always take as much as we can back to a rubbish tip but it feels like a speck of sand in the whole ocean. Well done to make others more aware of the ongoing issues.

[@DavePatricio]

7:10 how cool is that, over here it's called tambis. Also called watery rose apple, which is also the name for laulau's :D

[@Carlos-vr7dr]

That fruit in Costa Rica is called Manzana de Agua “Water Crest”. Greetings from Costa Rica, great show.

[@davidtaylor7753]

Love you videos. Can't wait for the next one each week. Thank you for sharing your amazing adventure.

[@damoke2000]

In Hawai’i we call those fruit mountain apples. I’ve never seen them on the shoreline like that.

[@ImmersionFiji]

Another awesome video mate 👌 You guys are going look back on this adventure with zero regrets! Bloody amazing!!! Thanks for sharing 🙏 You’ve inspired me to get out and make more adventure content here in Fiji on my channel 👍

[@grantharmon7415]

Loving the adventure as always! Thanks for sharing! Keep them coming mate! Plastic is such a big problem!

[@specialistcarmarketing]

Brilliant! Your bravery and sense of adventure brings you deservedly rich rewards.

[@HollyRoseBeecham]

Awesome episode guys! Can't wait for the next one! Stay safe...

[@cliffordchristopher1]

Thanks both love to see you there, so cool.

[@jibs36]

Awesome EP guys one of our most enjoyable yet!

[@richiereid100]

Great update and thanks for making lockdown in our south so much more amazing. Travel safe 👍

[@madkeenbushman1958]

Really enjoy your adventure. Cheers for another great upload.

[@TheAussieBackpacker]

Lockdown, this is the closest I have come to exercise today. The highlight of my week.

[@ericl452]

@@williamP111 Same in South Carolina. Almost completely back to normal.

[@danielcatalano4840]

I truly love this channel. Have done for a long time. Can't wait for the next. Me and some mates were talking about your adventure whilst camping last night. It would be the most amazing experience. I take my hat off to you bro

[@scottfarris663]

Just amazing!!!

[@laragerard832]

I think the fruit is called syzygium malaccense (Malay apple / macopa) it is a species of flowering tree native to Malesia and Australia. Its supposed to be nice as a jam ( also preserving the fruit) stewing the fruity flesh with sugar and ginger. There are many benefits of the fruit (Treat Eyes Health, Relieves fever, Nourish the skin, Prevents diabetes, Increase Endurance, Treat Sprue, Overcome dysentery, Strengthens bones, Skin Health, Prevent Acne, Cure Liver Damage, Prevent Constipation) you can also use the fruit, leaves and seeds (boiled in water) to treat fevers, headaches, cough, blood pressure. Dried leaves for treating tongue wound. Roots of plant to treat itches, swelling, relieving dysentery. Boiling the stems and drinking the water can be used as a sprue medicine.

[@christopherlee4613]

Water Guava, Semarang Love Apple, Java Apple, Bell Fruit... Etc... Many names... Many different varieties...

[@willbamford6417]

Unreal and well said. Love your work guys.

[@deanaisi2511]

Stricks, Az, God how I love this Back to Basics the Great Adventure Series. I'm following yous all the way from Lae Papua New Guinea. Stricks thumbs up for remembering the pidgin name for that fruit you and Fran found, "Laulau" I think it's called Rose Apple in English. Oh and Stricks, buddy where'd you grow up in New Guinea, I've heard you mentioned it a couple of times now. Sending love and well wishes to all you threes in the Great Adventure going Back to Basics ❤❤💯

[@BacktoBasics]

I grew up in Kavieng mate, thanks for watching the Series! Strick

[@deanaisi2511]

Kavieng is such a beautiful place to have grown up in, good beaches, reefs and marine life. Cheers man, I think this is my third year of subscription to your channel. Great content. Let me know if you or Az do find yourself in Lae one day, I'll take yous to my island home, Siassi in the Morobe Province. Cheers

[@sambulli]

100% with you on cleaning up, everytime I go camping i come back with my own rubbish and atleast a bag of other stupid people's rubbish. As always mate fantastic show.

[@shaggss]

Awesome guys........just bloody awesome (apart from the plastics!)

[@markd1070]

Just arrived home and a Strickers and Fran episode has dropped..... it just makes me 😊😊... both of you are living the dream.

[@Spielmanjon]

Amazing video! It still amazes me how laid back you are about the crocks. Our camp is right there, but there is this croc slide that goes all the way... I would have been like, GET BACK ON THE BOAT!! WE ARE LEAVING!!

[@jeffleisk2604]

Love your series, it’s inspiring to see how precious and beautiful our country is and then there’s the plastic!!!! Does anyone know someone who has done a cleanup before along our coast before?? Keen to pull together resources to do this. We need to do whatever it takes to save our wildlife, it looks like it will be an ongoing problem that is not a one time fix. Keep up the good work. Jeff

[@Stevos_HookedonRods4844]

Hi Jeff, my sister did one up on the west coast of the cape quite a few years back. Drove all the way from Newcastle N.S.W. for it. Don't know anymore than that. Pretty putrid the rubbish situation. Very sad how some humans can be so destructive. Cheers Stevo

[@thestringsofsparta7226]

Amazing video guy's thanks for making this series keep it coming 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@richwong6421]

Amazing journey. Thank you for sharing this with the world. I'm a marine biologist in the US and I will never get the chance to explore your incredible reef system like this. Crazy good documentation. Beautiful footage. World class fishing. THANKS

[@tyroneturnbull4894]

absolutely love watching this. you guys are crazy

[@alisonphilp7497]

Looks amazing guys stay safe 👌🙏🇦🇺

[@shanekay8278]

Great content as usual. love this series.

[@81clive]

This is my Sunday Sorted 🍻👌🐊🐟

[@martinhazel4862]

These vids make me forget about the stresses of work, family and everyday issues that i might have....cheers for the wonders that you 2 share with us.Keep em' comin' #beeremojis

[@tal-ajkla]

Hi you two, another great day and a great blog once again. The message in the bottle was from me and it read, " whoever finds this bottle will have luck love and good fortune, rub the bottle to see what happens" un fortunately you never rubbed it.but i wish you and Fran the above for brightening a lot of peoples lives once again with your great adventure. L and K from SUNNY Wales for once..x

[@patrickward7671]

Thanks again for the opportunity to share in your experience Big love from Detroit MICHIGAN ❤

[@garryeadon9962]

Cheers from Florida, i love this adventure and hope to do something similar as soon as possible.

[@arnoldlueders7500]

Yeah it's a garden of Eden because Fran is in it!!

[@gordkao]

AMAZING!

[@riverakers]

Safe travels!!

[@Itchytriggerfinga]

I know social media is what it is but why thumbs down this, I just can’t understand. Love you guys and wanting to do this to make feel young and free again. I spent some time on a private catamaran on the Great Barrier Reef and it was the best. Eating crays and mackerel I will never forget it.

[@denistaray368]

Maybe jelous because they don't have a girl in there life

[@Itchytriggerfinga]

@@denistaray368 have you seen Fran Doofus.

[@garyjones451]

the message in the bottle was I love fran!

[@user-ec9th3in5l]

Вы счастливые люди . Спасибо вам за это .

[@allendabold5611]

Fran you are a real treasure

[@michaelfox7125]

Bloody awesome content again. Love u guys

[@jarrodhosking6312]

Well done my favourite channel to watch love your adventures keep doing it please

[@chelom92]

Thanks for the awesome videos!!!

[@joelcamilleri592]

This channel is the best. Keep it up legends

[@Joe-co4sq]

Wow that is so sad all the plastic and bottles poluting such a beautiful place! Here in the states we have to recycle our plastic, glass and cardboard. I'd have a shovel and try and bury as much as I can, especially seeing the poor birds ingesting that trash. Heartbreaking! Thanks for a great adventure.😊

[@seahippies]

Beautiful....

[@yinliu5634]

Maybe the Crocs go all the way up to get unsuspecting campers. Lol

[@nathanielagelavu1050]

Lau Lau aka Bell Fruit! love them! cheers wantok!

[@saltysessions1292]

Another epic vid guys! Keep living the dream 🤙🤙🤙

[@rickjason671]

Reminds me of Palau Islands. Keep up the good work. 👍🏼

[@waterboyzz924]

Great video the vids are always epic

[@rosskirby4199]

Love your adventure. unreal.

[@kman4310]

Awesome

[@libbyborromeo19]

Masarap mangarap habang nanonood ng mga views

[@ranawananiroshan7177]

Yea fully agreed.. no plastic

[@daleportorford]

I subscribe to over 400 channels, but this one has become my favorite!

[@jeffreygibson8123]

Thanks!

[@BacktoBasics]

Thank You! Glad you enjoyed the Episode :)

[@juliojames5986]

Living at 7000 ft above sea level, I am trying to understand what seems to me, a casual attitude about the Croc’s . I think I would be armed 24/7.....of course you understand them....they scare me.....Thanks

[@Marss13z]

So interesting to see your local species. The first fish looked like our tarpon (very bony), the jack is like our mangrove snapper. We have the same problem with trash in Florida. Can't wait for the plasma disintegrators to process waste.

[@2ndTim3_1-6]

The message was the directions for the buried Gold on the Island

[@brettsteele7027]

It's funny. We (in the southern U.S.) call them Mangrove Snapper). Don't leave your fingers in front of their mouths or you'll find out why. Lol.

[@carlroberts7830]

SEPT 26 2021 AND MY HEART ACHES FOR FRAN

[@madkeenbushman1958]

Syzygium suborbiculare (Red Bush Apple)

[@smurfshady7715]

Nice one

[@jeffreymarcanthony9768]

The fruit you found is called Rose Apple....very common species in the tropics...very safe and delicious....

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

W O W, Guys you have to be the luckiest people on the planet today. I know that Australia is locked down like I am here in Thailand and it's no fun. You guys lucked out by getting out of town before they locked the gates. I really miss being on the water so I get to do it by watching your show. I used to have a 43 foot cutter rigged blue water sailboat out of San Diego, California. Too old to do much sailing any longer, got tired of standing sideways all the time. I regret I didn't buy that trimaran when I had the chance. I'd probably be sailing down with you guys right now. Lol

[@stephengrainger3340]

Crocs leave a belly mark, most likely goannas see them all the time in front of us on the beach

[@jimjones2987]

Thank you all for the great videos 🔥🔥

[@Noastrenght]

So you guys are about to head to the waterfalls too ;D

[@captmulch1]

The fruit is a Syzigium species - same as Lilly Pilly - gets called Malay Apple, Wax Jambu, etc. In the western Solomon Islands they call it Hipala. Just a big lilly pilly.

[@markbass354]

I LOVE TURTLES THESE HUGE ONES CAN MOVE FAST

[@mikehamm648]

We call those mangrove snapper in Florida, they are great eating

[@jamesbowring9346]

Awesome video. Damn I wish I was up there instead of Melbourne!

[@markturner9293]

I remember these fruit from New Guinea as well. I recall much larger trees. Where in PNG did you live. I was in Lae.

[@ericcruzstealth]

Go back to glass bottles, and install refill vats for laundry detergents

[@SilvermanAdventuresFishing]

Always love the vids Mate. You two are living a dream. Looks like where I live here in Florida. Peace.

[@russthemuss8142]

We called them jambu in Indonesia.... not sure what they're called in Nugini perhaps bell apple? Great luck to find them on an island, juicy source of flavour!

[@artkomm5708]

U're *the best* ! 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍🤝✊ )))

[@bavariasuhl]

Fran fran fran

[@darwindarwin141]

I saw rubbish trucks in Indonesia dumping tons of household rubbish straight into the river, then of course it goes out into the ocean ,

[@erikivarson5514]

i live on the last undeveloped barrier island on the gulf of mexicao called padre island national sea shore and it is covered with trash which washes up due to the converging currents 12 miles down the park entrance

[@JohnGFish]

Another great production. The plastic situation is sad

[@jeremysametz1699]

Hilarious! You guys swim with sharks and sleep while crocodiles are stalking you, but green ants are too much. Love this YT channel!

[@tvb-thevariationboys3326]

Every beach has those little pil bottles. I collected a heap that still had the tablets in them. Searched the markings on the tablets & they’re vitamin.. some beaches have hundreds on them so makes me think a container or something has fallen off a boat

[@TheBinaryWolf]

I think ya'll are missing out on the taste of blackened fish. Scrape off the scales and blacken the skin with hot smoke. The meat with the skin is not only more flavoursome, it is also more nutritious. Mmmm.

[@valentinocorrea6191]

In my country the Philippines, we call that pinkish fruit: makopa

[@qksmith]

The crocs maybe actually regulating temp sitting in the shade. Cold blooded is a poor description of reptiles temperature activity