Mission Beach 18/5 - 19/5

Our next stop was a couple of days in Mission Beach south of Innisfail. The Mission Beach area is actually a number of beaches and we stayed at Wongaling Beach. The area was very laid back and not too busy. Perfect for a couple of days relaxation.



Jayne on Wongaling Beach with Dunk Island in the background.



Mission Beach is an area where the Cassowary bird lives. This is as close as we got to seeing one (its a model !). They are larger in real life reaching a height of upto 2 metres tall and can be dangerous as they possess a razor sharp claw.



We took a quick drive to see the local surrounds. This is Garner Beach which was virtually deserted for a Saturday morning. It felt like you were on location for the programme 'Lost'.



David overlooking Bingel Bay.



David had a look in the rainforest to see if there were any Cassowaries. Unfortunately there were only cobwebs and the most dangerous stinging plants in the world. More dangers in the wonderful world of Oz.



Our camp site was very spacious. We found another Redback spider under the caravan and there was a toad in the camp site toilet. Close to nature again !