Cairns Continues

Thursday, 27 July 2017

Purple crab

The tide is nearly in!

At the marina

Oscar came to visit

Barron Gorge

Interesting rock formations

Waterfall in the rain

Togetherness under a brolly

Family group at Lake Placid

Siblings at the Lagoon

$595,000 view

Last Friday was a public holiday for the Cairns Show, with non-tourist businesses closed for the day.  With the weather continuing fine and hot, we decided on an early and long walk along the Esplanade to the end of the Marina and return.  There were a number of very nice boats moored alongside the jetty – our caravan would have fitted many times into the lounge area of some of them!  The weekend seemed to disappear with all the usual everyday living requirements and some long walks along the creek, with a very keen eye out for more snakes!

Tuesday night at bowls proved quite profitable, with Himself part of the winning team and receiving a $30 voucher.

Sally and Paul were due to arrive on Tuesday and, of course, we experienced a change in the weather and clouds started to roll in.  Wednesday saw a dramatic drop in the temperature, with a maximum of only 23, and frequent rain showers.  After spending the morning catching up on family and travel news, we gathered up all the umbrellas and set out for the Barron Gorge and Lake Placid.  The rainforest was quite stunning in the rain, with the mist rising and the leaves shining; the river gorge rocks were also quite beautiful and black in the wet.  Lake Placid has had some landscaping and development work since we were there last, however, the crocodile warnings have not been removed.  We drove into Cairns and were able to enjoy a walk along the boardwalk and around the Lagoon between showers, as well as enjoy an ice cream.

On our return to Redlynch, we made a detour to Park Ridge and The Peak, where, last Saturday we discovered a very nice level block for sale.  With views over the city and Trinity Inlet, as well as the Kuranda, I’m sure it was a steal at only $595,000 (negotiable).  Sally and Paul were very impressed with our choice and we only need to convince one (or both) of our children to buy it, build a holiday house which we would caretake for most of the year while they were working.