Cowley Beach

 4 - 5 September 2025

After a week back on the Atherton Tablelands, we headed off again. Mick had been able to book a spot on a pelagic (off shore birding trip) out of Port Macquarie so we left Yungaburra and travelled via the Palmerston Highway, heading south. Because of our late in the day departure, we knew we wouldn't get too far. We made it to Cowley Beach and decided that would do nicely. We'd never been there before and, while we have our favourite places we like to go back to, we also like to try out new spots.

We found the caravan park, right on the beach and were given a good big site for the night. We went for a walk on the beach and enjoyed the quiet surrounds. There's not much at Cowley Beach, but it's still a very nice spot for an overnighter.

We enjoyed a late afternoon stroll on the beach

We decided in the morning to get as far as we could as we had managed to book a few nights at O'Reillys in the Gold Coast hinterland so needed to keep our journey on track - while still allowing a few stays in nice places. We knew we had plenty of time, but felt a push south would be the best thing, then we could take our time a bit once we were closer to our destinations. With that in mind we headed off quite early with a plan to have a break in Cardwell, before continuing on.