South Mission Beach

Friday, 29 June 2012

Another warm and very humid day, with the clouds clearing after lunch.

This morning we drove to the village at Mission Beach – the setting for the television series, Patrol Boat. The area looked very familiar, including a couple of bars which were obviously used in the filming, but there was no sight of Boss, Ex, Charge, Ro or Buffer. We did find an interesting takeaway and a very nice gelato shop.

Again, there was still apparent damage from the cyclone, with some houses simply abandoned but many are new or have bright, new roofs. The jungle vines have recovered quickly but the tall trees that were stripped and snapped are stark reminders of the forces of nature.

A long walk to the end of the beach nearest us – about 2 km – helped fill in the afternoon. Leslie’s second best friend, Cassowary, came to visit again shortly after lunch. He should have come earlier while Leslie was continuing his science experiments in determining if grapes will fall down the plug hole and come out the other end. To date, the answer is no.