Cairns at Last

THURSDAY, 30 JUNE 2016

Birds and boats - and a high tide!

Late Monday afternoon in Atherton we experienced a tropical downpour which lasted about an hour.  Naturally, it started again just as we were about to start packing up on Tuesday morning!  However, by the time we had driven about 10 kms towards Cairns, the road was dry and the skies clear, with the temperature rising quickly.  The drive down the Kuranda Range was uneventual at we were at Crystal Cascades Caravan Park before 10.30 am, with Phil waiting to direct us onto our site.  We were well set up my mid afternoon, so decided to play our usual Tuesday night bowls.  Unfortunately, the bowls muscles haven’t had any practice for the past six weeks and it didn’t take many ends for the legs to stiffen up.

Wednesday was time to vote early and we had been told there was a polling booth at the DFO – very convenient – so spent the morning wandering around there.  After lunch, as the muscles were still groaning, we quickly agreed that a visit to our friendly reflexologist was called for and following that a visit to Movenpick for that long awaited ice cream, which was enjoyed watching the birds and boats.

Today, after a long walk along the track beside the cane fields and a quick visit to the local medical centre, we continued our catching up with local favourites – Bunnings for him and Cairns Central for both.  A lovely pair of red Sketchers did find their way back to our caravan!

The weather has been lovely, between 27-29 degrees during the day and dropping to a cool 20 degrees overnight.