180 - More On Cairns

The RetroLiner all tucked up on the front lawn

 

We are going to stay another two weeks, to get us through the Queensland school holidays. We will do our share of looking after the two grandees, then hit the road early October, south bound.

People have often asked me the best time to come to this part of the world, and even when we managed a resort here, the best time of year is spring....September, October and November. The traditional trade winds have dropped from the south east, the stingers are yet to raise their ugly head, plus very little rain. The traditional winter for the tropical north is always miserable.

I have taken a few more photies of the northern beaches of Cairns. Cairns itself does not have any beaches. All beaches actually start just north of the city, going all the way to Port Douglas and beyond.

As we are staying at one of the northern beaches it is only a hop skip and a jump to our favourite stretch which commences at Trinity Beach. We favour a little further up, starting from Buchans Point, which is a less visited than the traditional Trinity, Kewarra and Palm Cove.

Today we wentb a little further north to Ellis Beach.

Not in the kitchen this time but watering the yard

 

Now stretch up and water those plants dear

 

Northern end of Ellis Beach with Double Island in the back ground

 

A couple of fine young ladies, gass bagging as they do

 

Ellis Beach looking south

 

Ellis Beach looking north