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There is some quite interesting history in the naming of Portland Roads (Cate will write an a post on this soon). The ‘Roads’ is short for Roadstead which is an old nautical term for shelter. We often have boats, yachts and ships moored in our sheltered bay. Everything from sports-fishing (Nomad Sportfishing), motherships from Seaswift, to [...]
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We are now experiencing “the wet”. It’s generally very humid but quite a few days are reasonably cool and quite pleasant. Mostly when it does rain it really pisses down, but we also get soft gentle rain. Our daughter Zoe loves it when it does rain – it’s warm and fun and just fantastic just [...]
Continue Reading →A. Yes, you can visit Cape York in the wet season. Most people think that it is impossible to visit Cape York in the wet season. It is true that the major rivers flood, cutting off road access. However you can still explore the Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park, Portland Roads and Chili Beach. Forget [...]
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This is the place (www.portlandroadsbeachshack.com.au) we are looking after. We have the cottage halfway up the hill, and this is where the visitors stay. The Beach Shack accommodates up to 4 people with a double and two single beds. It is self contained with a bathroom and cooking facilities for self-catering. The living area is on [...]
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Very cold today – had to put a long-sleeved shirt on when it got down to 25 degrees! Also rained most of the day and when it didn’t we had a beautiful rainbow. I had 3 young men from Weipa staying (trying to fish but unable to stay out long in their boat because of [...]
Continue Reading →Beautiful calm morning- watched the local croc float lazily up and down in front of the house. The mothership had arrived so I bravely went out where no Seamus had ever trod before. Used Alan’s penis err outboard extender for the first time. This is a clever device (a bit of plastic tube) that fits [...]
Continue Reading →The tow major rivers on the road in are the Pascoe and the Wenlock. These are impassable for much of the wet. The Pascoe is longer and often deeper than the Wenlock. We visited Lockhart on the way in. I couldn’t work the diesel bowsers, so had to ask some aboriginal kids. The local store [...]
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