It’s always good for business to get some ‘high flyers’ come and stay at your resort or dine at your restaurant . Eco Beach was graced with the eminent presence of the Eagles football team for 3 nights last week. The entire playing squad and coaching staff ‘flew’ in to nest in our Eco Villas, train on our endless stretches of white sand beach and attend leadership and ‘game style’ workshops in our ‘Dragonfly Sanctuary’ conference room. With no-one else to disturb them, they achieved their goals of some close team bonding, intensive, uninterrupted training and some well-earned respite.
Now, football teams…well some players of football teams…. can suffer some bad media wraps, but Eco Beach staff were more than impressed with the conduct of these young men. They reported (amongst ‘hot bods’) – beautiful manners, friendly dispositions and said the boys were so dedicated to their sport and form that they even declined the croissants and other pastries at breakfast! Such will power. Oh and no alcohol to boot!
The boys were allowed to play a little too! They enjoyed a fishing competition (won by Mark LeCras), kayaking, stand-up paddle-boarding, bush walking and even yoga! I mean surely they’d have to stretch those (lovely) hammies! The team completed their stay with some “Mud ‘n Fun” (no “Mud ‘n Bubbles” for these elite athletes!) – a therapeutic, team bonding experience, which saw them cover themselves in healing mangrove mud, then close their eyes and be wooed by the sounds of the ocean and nature. Can you picture them – covered in mud laying in a circle (heads in) on a remote stretch of beach on the edge of the Indian Ocean, on the edge of Australia? Quite a sight to behold. You’d never see a Sea Eagle take time away from the nest and fishing to chill like this. Well done West Coast Eagles.
As always, Eco Beach is all about giving guests – high flyers or not – a holiday with a difference. I think the Eagles left with a few good stories to tell.
323 Thangoo Station Great Northern Highway, Broome WA 6725 
