Heading away for a long weekend
Hi, all; Three of us are heading up to Mission Beach North Queensland tomorrow for 3 days away. I have a special affinity with Mission Beach and its surrounding areas. My parents first went there in 1996 and continued traveling up there every year till end of 2004, when I got unwell. I spent 8 weeks there in 2003 with my parents and we had an amazing time. 2003 was probably the last time I will ever fish in the ocean. Dad had a runabout with a nice new Honda boat motor, and we headed out into the local waters to go fishing. We didn't catch much but is a fond memory for me. My father like my grandfather loved fishing, me I'm not so sure, I think its a lot of effort to throw them back, that might just be me being old fashioned. 2 years ago in September my mother laid my fathers ashes to rest out near the reefs that surround the islands, it was his wish to be spread through the corals. I feel in a way now th...