The two other boats that came to Perth with us were gone from the dock when we returned to the dink, but by the time we reached the lock they were both there waiting, so we locked down as the same threesome that locked up. We stayed the night at the Beveridge lock and there was only one other large house boat there. A young family came to the lock for some evening fishing and the father caught 4 or 5 bass in about 45 minutes. He would hook the fish and then give the rod to his daughter or son to reel the fish in. The mother sat at a picnic table and entertained the child who was not doing the reeling. It was a beautiful night with millions of stars, I was told. Polly can describe the night sky better than I. From Polly – more stars than I have ever seen. So many, I was tempted to awaken Ralph from a DEEP sleep, but thought better of it. AND I got up later in the night to have another look and be sure that I wasn’t dreaming.