After a very windy night we left
Cable Beach at 08:00. The wind was blowing from the East all the way to 80 Mile
Beach. Mileage today was ordinary. We queued up for fuel at the Sandfire
Roadhouse with the Peacocks. You have to pay before you can move away from the
bowser and people were ordering food at the same time we were trying to pay for
fuel. The staff were flat out. The Roadhouse had adequate pumps but the two
queues (Lefties & Righties) were back to the highway. Lucky we were in the
right queue. We then travelled to the 80 Mile turn off. The dirt road in to the
caravan park was fine. We travelled at 50km an hour and didn’t break any eggs.
The caravan park is in a beautiful place. We arrived at 13:30. Ryan & Les
got to fish at 14:30. The beach was full of fishermen in both directions. The
cloudy milky water is good for salmon. Amy collected 1 tonne of shells, she
will need to prioritise the shells coming home to Brisbane. Amy called 80 Mile
Beach “Shell Paradise”.
Daily Stats: Distance: 386km, Duration: 5hrs30min,
Weather: Hot, Mild Night
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