Heading South

MISSION BEACH looking across to Dunk Island early yesterday morning. We were down there early to watch competitors set off in their kayaks for the island and back, then they did some biking and running, rather them than us.

There was one poor fellow who only made it about 50 metres in his kayak and tipped over about four times, paddled back to the shore and called it a day, he certainly had all the gear but no ability, so better luck next year.

LUCINDA JETTY Lucinda is 25kms east of Ingham and there is a lot  of sugar cane in the area with Victoria mills the largest in the southern hemisphere. Here the jetty is 6kms long to take the sugar away. As you can see it is another overcast day, won't complain when you look at what other areas are going through.

CURLEW there are about 25 of them around the caravan park, they make a real crying noise and we have been warned to expect that tonight. We don't mind the sounds of nature, there must of been about a thousand frogs croaking during the night at Mission Beach.

                                               

Curlew nesting.