Cairns Tuesday 16th June
Did some housework and sorted out the Jacko (trailer) and then set out for the drive to Port Douglas about an 80 Klms north. Stretching 26klms north of Cairns city are eight sandy palm fringed beaches. Machans Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkeys Knob where you can wind and kite surf, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, which has a luxury resort, Clifton Beach, Palm Cove, which has many restaurants and Ellis Beach which has a wide sandy beach and camping. This is the Captain Cook Highway and is a good road which is very well maintained. However it is mostly a single lane each way and has many bends as it tracks right along the sandy beaches. I can see why they warn you that it has a high accident rate as you really have to watch the road.
Port Douglas has many great holiday places to stay, from the most expensive hotels to the backpackers and the caravan parks. We walked up and down the main high street looking at the changes that have happened over the years since we last visited. The shops didn’t appear to be that busy which seems to confirm that the tourists have been staying away due to the economy. Had some lunch and then walked down to have a look at
Did some housework and sorted out the Jacko (trailer) and then set out for the drive to Port Douglas about an 80 Klms north. Stretching 26klms north of Cairns city are eight sandy palm fringed beaches. Machans Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkeys Knob where you can wind and kite surf, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, which has a luxury resort, Clifton Beach, Palm Cove, which has many restaurants and Ellis Beach which has a wide sandy beach and camping. This is the Captain Cook Highway and is a good road which is very well maintained. However it is mostly a single lane each way and has many bends as it tracks right along the sandy beaches. I can see why they warn you that it has a high accident rate as you really have to watch the road.
Port Douglas has many great holiday places to stay, from the most expensive hotels to the backpackers and the caravan parks. We walked up and down the main high street looking at the changes that have happened over the years since we last visited. The shops didn’t appear to be that busy which seems to confirm that the tourists have been staying away due to the economy. Had some lunch and then walked down to have a look at
Four Mile Beach which had a few swimmers and sunbathers. This beach is still patrolled with the yellow and red flags out and the warnings that there might still be some stingers around. We walked a little way along the beach and then decided to head back to camp. We had a good drive back only stopping at the Rex lookout to watch the hang gliders swirling overhead and over the ocean. It had been a beautiful sunny day with the temp reaching 27 degs, though it does cool down to about 22 degs in the evening. Tomorrow we shall visit Kuranda as we have decided to stay another night in Cairns and will leave for Cooktown on Thursday.
27C?? Its cold, raining, thundering and lightening down here. I'd love to go for a swim in the ocean and get some sun! Mx
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