We had had such a great time at Mission Beach last year that I was almost nervous that it wasn’t going to be as good this time around. However within minutes of being set up we were walking along the amazing beach both with smiles from ear to ear! It really is one of the best beaches we have been to and simply walking up and down the beach can’t but make you feel amazing.
Last time we were here we were in an unpowered site in the shade and coupled with a little bit of inexperience on our side it meant that we had to leave early…this time though we were plugged in and ready for our 5 nights.
Mission Beach is a place which sits right in the sweet spot of not being too small or too big. While there aren’t loads of restaurants and bars and shops there are a couple of each which gives you just enough to do through the day. The atmosphere around the place is very relaxed too and there is a complete lack of pretentiousness which is very refreshing in such a beautiful place. Basically we found we quite liked the place.
We didn’t do much other than walk up and down the beach last time so this time we exercised Griff on the beach in the mornings and then set off to explore more places in the afternoons. First on the list of adventures as always for us was a round of golf at El Arish just 20 minutes inland from the coast. It was a nice enough little course if not a little short and for the record I beat Sarah.
Our other pastime seems to be mountain bike riding and while there weren’t any tracks in the area we enjoyed a ride along the coastal road north to Bingal Bay which offered some superb views of the beach and coastline.
The rest of the time was spent relaxing with Sarah practicing yoga and me enjoying some meditation on the beach. It might not sound like much and it’s quite difficult to describe but it really was very very enjoyable. So much so that we decided to see if there was any availability for a longer stay next winter and managed to get a site right on the beach for August! T
