Cairns Holiday

TUESDAY, 12 JULY 2016

At last !!!

Sunset from the caravan park

Happy Hour

Walking the beach

What crocodiles?

Family at Palm Cove

Rafting

Barron Falls

Portrait time

Looks just like Emma

Final ice cream

Visitor to the caravan (outside, thank goodness)

Last Friday was a rest day for some while the visitors spent the day on the reef – getting sunburnt!  From all accounts, and the many photos, a good day was had by all, with no-one succumbing to seasickness.

Saturday was time for a girls’ day out, with some foot pampering before hitting the markets and a much anticipated stop at Movenpick!  Diane actually seemed to enjoy her shopping experience, loading quite a few shopping bags into the back of the car.

Sunday, along with half the population of Cairns, we visited Palm Cove for an early morning stroll along the beach.  The weather was warm and there were a number of well-buffed lifesavers around to keep a smile on Kathryn’s face.  During the afternoon, the three visitors took to a rubber raft for some white water rafting.  Whilst all three returned unharmed, the same couldn’t be said for one member of their raft who suffered a broken nose and facial injuries after stopping suddenly on the back of her daughter’s helmet and needing to be immediately landed for medical treatment.

Monday, four of us headed to Kuranda for another tourist experience, with a stop at the Barron Falls on the way – quite a bit of water coming down the falls, too.  Unfortunately, all the people who had gone to Palm Cove on Sunday also came to Kuranda on Monday and each brought four friends with them!!!  The butterfly house was so packed with people that there was very little room for the butterflies, apart from close to the roof.  Thank goodness that Queensland schools resumed on Monday and we only had New South Wales and Tasmania visitors.  We returned to Cairns for a final ice cream, collected Himself and enjoyed a farewell dinner.

Today, after a quick hike to Crystal Cascades, we said goodbye at the airport and life returned to “normal.”