We had a great stay at Iluka, its one of the few unspoiled coastal towns with a real old world charm and nice people. At 1300 we raised the anchor and in company with 7 other yachts in our group moved upstream as far as Harwood where we anchored for the night. There is an old lifting bridge that the pacific highway crosses and I am afraid we will be disrupting the traffic this morning when its lifted at 1000 for us to pass through. We only move on another 5 miles and then anchor at Maclean where we go ashore for a look around and a pub meal. The Clarence River is a mighty river so far and easy to navigate although I think this may change further upstream. The weather is perfect.

The cane is being harvested at the moment with the large mill at Harwood running 24 hours a day. Last night while sitting on deck we would see large fires flare for about 15 minutes then stop. I am unsure what this is as cane is no longer burnt prior to harvesting