After enjoying a taste of the true Hinchinbrook Channel it was time to head for Port Hinchinbrook Marina to replenish our fuel. Within sight of the marina and fuel wharf, Erica momentarily ran aground in front of the housing development that surrounds the marina.
We decided to wait for a higher tide the day we left, and sailed out into Missionary Bay on the northern end of Hinchinbrook Island, where we headed for one of the many creeks that run into this large and shallow bay. Our destination was the head of 7th Creek where there is a landing which took us on to a boardwalk and then across the mangroves and sand flats to the magnificent Ramsay Bay, where we enjoyed a swim in crystal clear water after more than a week in the mud and croc infested waters of the Hinchinbrook Channel.
After we escaped the creeks on a rising tide, we headed for the National Parks walks of Cape Richards, where there is a closed resort but the keen fishing caretaker had time to serve us drinks in the deserted poolside bar.
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