Mystical Paronella.......

Tac caught this cute little barra with a handline off a Jetty in the seaside town of Cardwell.  We were hoping to get the boat in but the weather was too windy!

Next stop was the gorgeous Mission Beach.

The shallows around the jetty in Mission was a haven for these amazing sea turtles.

Still too windy to put the boat in so more jetty fishing........

....were we both caught a few juvenile golden Trevally.

Dunk Island not far away. 

A picturesque boardwalk along South Mission beach.

We spent a brilliant day and night at Paronella Park.  A very special castle and extensive gardens built in the 1930's by a Spanish man for his wife.  It had been a life long dream and he lived here with his family and also opened it for the public to enjoy too.

This particular building has been used in film sets and the backdrop of many weddings.

The grand staircase was the first structure built at the park.

Dwarfed by a passageway lined by kauri pines in one of the many gardens.

Tac crossing the suspension bridge that overlooks the waterfall below.

The park was also spectacular by night!

A truly magical experience that will remain in our memory's for a long time.