Hike to Nudey Beach

I acknowledge the title of this post screams click-bait but the beach actually is called this and, no, it ain't what you think. All visitors properly attired. 

A few years ago, Nudey Beach was named Australia's most picturesque by some travel mag so yesterday we thought we'd better do the 1.5 km hike to check it out. A fair bit of up and down to get there.

The hike was a bit tiring in this heat but was worth it as the beach was very pretty.

The beach itself is a mix of sand and broken bits of coral that you may be able to make out in the lower left corner of photo. Barefoot walking tough in places!

What's been surprising to me on this trip - surprising to both of us perhaps  - is how much our energy has gone down. We used to be such road warriors on these trips. Have we gone soft after 3 years of covid? Do we now need to gracefully accept the limitations of age? If the latter, perhaps I can be accepting but then I think, dammit, I'm not going down without a fight. The snorkeling especially surprised me as breathing through that tube plus the gentle rocking of the sea really got to me.

Anyhow, our last full day here as tomorrow we are off to Port Douglas and the Daintree Rain Forest. Should be interesting.