Catana Wetlands

Sunday, 16 August 2015

Thursday couldn’t have been very exciting – can’t recall that we did anything exciting, although Himself did want some “me time” to visit Bunnings.

Friday morning was spent doing housework type stuff – laundry, cleaning, dunny run …  Following lunch, we headed into Cairns for an ice cream and stroll along the Esplanade before spending the remainder of the afternoon looking for toilet chemical sachets.  Anaconda had plenty to look at throughout the store (we did check out their snow wear) but not what we were seeking, then it was on to BCF and Ray’s for the same result.  We ended up the other side of Cairns at Cairns Camping and eventually made a purchase there, so the drive back south should now be “comfortable.”

We had a long walk along the creek on Saturday morning, feeding the fish on the way.  During the afternoon, we decided to visit the Catana Wetlands – a beautiful area of lakes, paperbarks and birdlife.  Despite the crocodile warning signs and the large photo board detailing all the snakes we might meet, our walk was quite uneventful.

The sun disappeared for a short time this morning (but not for long, thank goodness) – we have been truly blessed with the weather this year.  We chose to have a light lunch at Cazaly’s today, before heading into Rusty’s Market.  Lunch was nice and we then attempted to make a small donation to the machines with the pretty, flashing lights.  I quickly recovered my stake, plus a couple of dollars; Himself just sat staring at the flashing lights and listening to the music play on and on.  A nice lady had to come and hand over folding money – more than covered our lunch, fruit and vegetables from Rusty’s and an ice cream each!