Iluka is a small town on the north side of the entrance with a very calm & roomy anchorage. The local pub has a little jetty to tie your tender up to. Dean was most impressed with the pub, he loved the Australiana Style.

At the end of the bay there was a park with a BBQ so we decided to enjoy dinner on shore. We encountered many crabs on our way back to the tender.

We caught the local ferry over to Yamba ($16 p/p return) which was a lot busier than Iluka particularly as it was still school holiday time.

We didn't explore the Clarence River this time as the weather was looking good to continue on to the Gold Coast. We did hear that they will be renewing the bridge which could result in stopping yachts from exploring up to Grafton. I hope this isn't going to be the case.