62 km
Done with our holding pattern we were on our way to Chilli Beach. Luckily the night was not as wet and windy as the last one…which is a relief. As we are on the way early and know Chilli isn’t far we decide to head into Portlands Roads first. It is a very, very small, pleasant village. It has a little café and we look forward to some coffee and food or something sweet. The view is nice from the elevated location. We order some ice coffee…. Probably the most watery and least tasteful coffee that we have ever had!!! Despite it not being 11am yet we also order some fish and chips and fishermen’s platters to share. That food was good.
There were two large spiders spotted by us… neither of which had 8 legs…both were missing one???
After a couple of hours here we headed to the beach, got to our camping spot and set up.
After my tent was up and the kitchen done, I headed off for a long walk on the beach, keeping away from the water’s edge as there are crocs here, as there are all over Cape York Peninsula.
After a dinner of leftover bolognaise pasta, Johan and I went to the beach to watch the swarms of swallows move from the mainland onto Restoration Island.