South Mission Beach Qld August 1st 2023

 South Mission Beach Qld August 1st 2023

Woke up to almost sunshine, so a walk along the beach was in order. Here are some snaps

Sunrise, South Mission Beach Qld

Sunrise, South Mission Beach Qld

Sunrise, South Mission Beach Qld

Back at the van park, there was a little bit of excitement as the resident Cassowaries came wandering through on their daily stroll. These birds are supposed to be dead dangerous, and they are, yet they seem perfectly content wandering through the caravan park. I was being brave and kept a sturdy 4x4 between them and me.

Cassowaries, South Mission Beach Qld

We went for a drive into "town', that's Mission beach proper, only to find even more shops closed and a decided lack of people wandering about the place. It's all a bit depressing really. Maybe it'll look better in the sunshine...

Lunch was taken at the Bingle Bay Cafe, which is a few kilometres north of Mission Beach. This is one quirky cafe and seems to get more-so every year. I noticed that they had installed a punkah, or at least I noticed it was waving and wafting it's gentler breeze to and fro,  only because the harem-panted lady had climbed up onto the table to prod it back into life.  The cafe and its staff and a large part of its clientele appear to be refugees from Nimbin or Mullumbimby. Next year I'm wearing my hippie cotton shirt, a torn pair of brightly-coloured shorts and dirty bare feet. Should fit right in.