Cox Peninsula and Bynoe Harbour

With Litchfield NP behind us we headed north towards Darwin looking for our next adventure. Some good info on a nice pub at Mandorah we headed this way, even the Lonely Planet recommended it as a good place to stay......shame this was a 4 year old copy as the accommodation option no loner existed. Mandorah in across the harbour from Darwin and a great place to stop for a beer, there are ferries that run regularly from Darwin and weekends can be very popular. We stopped of a cold one and did a few emails.

Discussing a few option for camping with the local barman we headed off with a mud map of a few beach side camping options.......not what we were looking for so next stop, Crab Claw Resort. Charlie & Ames....great place for a wedding......

A long drive down a dirt road we came to a great little set up and a popular place for boaties and keen fishermen. Before dinner Tom tried his hand at fishing, with not results but is always nice to walk along the beach and see barra swimming next to you....if only they would take the lure. Had a great feed of seafood and then headed of to bed, lucky the mossie net keeps out sandies as well.

The next, before leaving the resort there was a little more chasing of barra....same result but once again you could see the barra feeding along the shore.
A little more local info and off we headed looking for a place to fish and our next nights accommodation.
Whilst flicking a lure at the Sandy Palms boat ramp, the offer of fishing came from one of the locals.....be here at 10 the next day and I will take you out.....hard to pass up.
With this in mind we headed further down the road to Dundee Beach, what a place at the end of the road. Magic clear water and palm trees, also a pub and managed to get Internet access. We did a few emails and had a beer to offset the heat.
Due to the impending fishing trip the next day we decided that it would be easier to head back to Sandy Palms pub and camp there for the night.
In the morning, the chase for barra was on, managed to catch 4 small barra, a few cod, one nice Mangrove Jack and big muddie. Managed to get back to the campsite just in time to have the heavens open up. A little while later Trev was all packed and we headed for Darwin, Hostel for Tom and Airport-Melb-Bon Jovi for Cindy. The Magrove Jack made a great meal for us both and then dropped Cindy off at the airport.

Next Darwin.......