179 - Cairns

Over looking 4 mile beach Port Douglas

We left Mareeba Rodeo grounds and now camped on our son's front lawn here in Cairns.

We will stay here until early October. This time frame will give our son Micheal and his bride a bit of breathing space as the school holidays commence around the 27th of September. After the kidz go back to school we will "nick off" and will head down the highway to Townsville before heading inland.

While we are here we will take a couple 'tours" to places we have been before, some not. On Sunday we decided to do the run from Cairns to Port Douglas, on one of the extremely senic roads in Australia.

Of course being a Sunday Port Douglas was hoping, being market day. The markets have a great atmosphere, however pretty much the same of everything, however no food stalls. When you consider Mindil Beack Markets in Darwin, they are predominantly food.  


Where else would the bride be at a market

Born to shop.......hey ladies

We had a wander around the main street of Port and nothing really has changed since we last visited a couple of years ago. The Court Hose Hotel still goes off on a Sunday as well the Iron Bark Inn.

The Court House Hotel

Port Douglas main street

We had a bit of lunch at Rattle and Hum and wandered back to our base at Trinity Park.

The Captain Cook Highway which is the main drag between Cairns and Port Douglas has a lot of secluded little beaches on this run.....so what does one do, had to check out a couple.

Rex Lookout overlooking Wangetti Beach

The bride posing on Pretty Beach

One of the many isolated beaches on the stretch Cairns to PD

A very populat spot the Rex Lookout for the hand gliders

Stay tooooooned for the next entry.