Neither of us slept very well last night. So we set off early today towards South Mission Beach. We wanted to stay at another Big4 campsite - the Big4 BeachComber Coconut campsite. This was highly recommended to us by two nature lovers a few days ago. The reason for their recommendation was the cassowaries that roam freely around the campsite.

During our 250km journey, the sky grew increasingly cloudy ahead of us. As we turned off the highway, it started to rain immediately. By the time we arrived at the campsite, it was pouring down.

We gathered all our cooking utensils and made our way to the camp kitchen. While we were in the final stages of cooking, a cassowary emerged from the bushes. It even had two young ones with it. These still look very similar to emus when they're young. We quickly took 2 or 3 photos before the three of them made their way across the campsite at their own pace. Since we were both cooking and it was pouring buckets, we didn't follow them to take more photos. Besides, cassowaries aren't entirely harmless. With their razor-sharp claws up to 13cm long, they can attack people when they feel threatened.