Dingo Beach and Hydeaway Bay

I don't normally do a post for a day trip, but oh, what a glorious place. If you were looking for a perfect getaway spot, I think this is it. We drove down from Bowen, and it took us about an hour, although it would have been closer if there was a direct road.

Dingo Beach is a tiny town that was showing signs of storm damage, with quite a few tarps on rooves. Sadly, no caravan park, but a lovely beach with islands off shore. There was even a turtle swimming about through the no longer enclosed swimming enclosure.

Hydeaway Bay was a fair drive away, with a caravan park, but less pretty beach.  Our goal was past the far end of 'town' (lots of houses, no discernable shop), along a 2.8km dirt track - Montes resort.

Really a fancy name for a very nice restaurant with spectacular views/beach and a few self-contained cabins. I would love to stay here!

We had a lovely lunch on the deck, beside the ocean.

We had a swim and walked along the beach to the next door resort (Gloucester resort, I think,  after the huge mountainous island just offshore.

A perfect day.