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Pictures day one

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Well after a really easy trip and good company we made it to mission beach.  Uploading photos of where we are staying.  This place is one of the best kept secrets in aussie

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...