i posted something here about how can i crew on a boat and go to australia well i\'ve tried probably every travel forum i can find , but there\'s nothing ,but i remember there\'s a lot of fishing boat in timor and arafura sea so i was wondering can i pay some money to be on a fishing boat for a few days or longer , i don\'t really care about the condition or the food i just want the have this adventure and i am also ready to swim to australia, so does anybody know how to make this happen, Thank you
PS: around March 2011 i\'ll fly to Bali but if i can find a boat in Thailand then i can be there right away. i don\'t really have a schedule so anything would work
Reply to this Do you mean a real working fishing boat or a tourist boat? I have no idea about working boats but you can jump on one specifically for tourists in loads of places. The west coast is deinfinately the best to go on fishing tours. They do one day tours to week long tours. or, while you're in Thailand, you can keep an eye out for sailing boats that want crew to help them sail to Australia and I'm sure you'd get some time to fish too.
Reply to this why not try looking over the web. im sure you'll find it there
Reply to this Hi JQ - not exactly sure what you want to do but if you're thinking about working short term on fishing trawlers up in the gulf of carpenteria/arafura sea or general northern waters its a bit of a specialised job with very short space onboard most boats. Its not uncommon for more crew to be on the boat than bunks so shifts of people use the same bunk - wetbunking - so its not all that glamourous. Plus its long hard work in dangerous conditions often so experience is a big factor - if you google deckhand jobs you will find most ask for at least basic experience. Taking someone out to sea who hasnt worked out there is a risk. Found a few jobs in the area you're looking for here http://www.alljobs.com.au/deckhand-list.html
LOL I think its an awesome crazy adventure so I do hope you find someone who will take you on. Good Luck!
Reply to this what i was saying is that when the local fisherman in Indonesia go out fishing in the sea, i go with them , it's not a fishing tour but with real fisherman and i go wherever they go , that's the idea,
Reply to this If you get on a fishing boat in Indonesia and end up in Australian waters you will be detained if the boat is seen - its completely illegal to enter Australian waters on an Indonesian fishing boat. You will get a holiday at a detention centre which probably wont be much fun.
Reply to this i am actually planning on swim to queensland from one of the island in torres strait, i don't think they will detent me if i have a visa, don't worry about it , i just need to find a boat
Reply to this and i understand what you saying , Thank you !!
i just trying to make it exciting.
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Reply to this If you manage to get to an island in the Torres Straits and swim through the Gulf of Carpenteria coping with currents and avoiding all crocodiles, sharks and box jellyfish and sea snakes - please let me know - you will be the first person who has ever done it.
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