Coming out of Townsville, passing cane field after cane field, we stop at Etty Bay on our way up the coast. A beautiful secluded tropical beach with palm trees, white sand and Cassowarys.
It felt soooo good to be amongst some greenery, some trees and some ocean after the dry, dusty, barren yellow scrub of the desert we just left behind. And despite the fact that the crocs generally bypass the bay and head to the river mouths either side, we were not game enough to venture too far into the water.
We met a Sunny Coast couple, Alex & Mel, and their kids and ours kids became instant “besties” and just played constantly for two days. A nice relief for us!
Two nights felt like four and we left this little paradise for the big smoke….. Cairns!