Off we race to a delightful beach getaway, 90 minutes away, just south of Innisfail. We unfold the awning on a grassy beachside site to a beautiful view of Etty Bay, sun, and tropical skies.
Metallic starlings with bright red eyes, large monitor lizard, and an amazing, Jurassic Park-like cassowary are our companions for the day. The cassowary was previously called Oscar and thought to be male. After internal inspection, the only way to sex a cassowary, Oscar was declared a female and renamed Etty.
The tiny campsite is pure delight with culinary temptations, such as fish and chips and breakfast pancakes on offer. The beach does have the occasional crocodile visiting, but kids and adults all frolic in the ocean, not too bothered by the warning sign.
Robert goes in for a dip in the warm sea, then we walk along the beach to the rock pools at the far end.
During the night, the mother of all thunderstorms unleashes torrential rain, thunderclaps and lightning. Next morning, the weather has turned, so we dodge the rain and hail to return home.
The tiny campsite is pure delight with culinary temptations, such as fish and chips and breakfast pancakes on offer. The beach does have the occasional crocodile visiting, but kids and adults all frolic in the ocean, not too bothered by the warning sign.
Robert goes in for a dip in the warm sea, then we walk along the beach to the rock pools at the far end.
During the night, the mother of all thunderstorms unleashes torrential rain, thunderclaps and lightning. Next morning, the weather has turned, so we dodge the rain and hail to return home.
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Etty Bay, FNQ, Cassowary
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