Club Tropical Port Douglas

... the ceremony was supposed to be held next to a waterfall. However, it has been so dry in Queensland that the waterfall was more of a water trickle. Instead, the ceremony was held next to a beautiful lagoon. (I promise to post some pictures soon).

The wedding ceremony was intimate and romantic. Debra and Steve were surrounded by approximately 30 close friends and family. Their pastor and friend, Brian conducted a very ...

... position, it’s not like we were trying to be quiet and careful and we were only a few metres away from the shoreline!). Luckily the stingray was small, Jen’s boot was strong or the thing only got in a glancing blow (or a combination of all of these!). The doctor assured Jen that the pain was probably at its maximum at this stage but to look out for later infection. He did suggest that she could bathe her foot in (literally) scalding water as a precaution, but Jen ...

... Espanade pool on the beach front. After picking up basic provisions we headed up to Port Douglas to first campsite. Captain Cook Highway is absolutely lovely hugging the coast line most of the way – however Ella does not travel well at the best of times so given the added attraction of being thrown around in the campervan it was only a matter of time before she once again hit the sick bag.

All absolutely drained after early start yesterday ...

... in die aeltesten Urwaelder der Welt fuhren (viele Gebiete sind hier och gar nicht erforscht) wusste ich wieder was ich hier wollte! Es war einfach wunderbar! Links und rechts der Strasse erhoben sich riesege Mangroven, Palmen und viele andere Baumarten. Am Daintreeriver angekommen begaben wir uns todesmutig auf eine Flussrundfahrt auf der wir auch auf Salzwasserkrokodiele stiessen. Scareface zum Beispiel ist ein riessen 7 Meterbrocken, der hier so eine Art Herr des Hauses ist! Er ...

... green tree frog which was soooo beautiful. After a quick cup of tea and a biscuit we got on board the Crocodile Express 3 and pretty soon after setting out we saw a couple of gorgeous little Rainbow Bee-eaters. So I (Nat) was ridiculously happy at this as I have wanted to see one ever since I started birding. It then transpired that the driver of the boat was a very keen birdwatcher so we chatted about everything you can see on the river at different times of ...

I would like to start out with a disclaimer. I love Kelly. I mean who doesnt? she is great people. BUT, she is the effing most clumsy person that ever was. Period. I have watched her spill, knock over, trip over, bump into, fall up against, drop ect.. EVERYTHING she comes in contact with. It is truly unbelievable. I have the coordination of a gazelle( or something really really coordinated.) Its drinks and its keys and its phones and paper and whatever ...

... but also watching out for boats/ ships not carrying sea pilots (they're all know who's on which ships and are in contact with each other). As well as ensuring that there's no offloading of waste or grey water whilst in the designated area, not only from the ship he's on but also looking out for any other ships both large or small seen to be off the defined course or dumping waste; any offenders are immediately reported to the nearest port authority for ...

I was up nice and early today to catch my 8.30 train to Kuranda. Managed to finally use my student card and get a nice discount on my combined train/skyrail and transfer. The train is the Kuranda Scenic Railway, created more than a century ago by North Queensland Pioneers. The workers with only their hands and basic tools built 75 kilometers of track, removing 2.3 million meters of earth, creating 15 tunnels, 93 ...

... we decide to stay around the Esplanade as there are other Wicked Vans parked there. First though we go up town so as not to be in the sticky van too early and go for a couple of drinks. On our second drink and while were planning our trip a fight breaks out between two guys over a t-shirt its quite funny to watch. It seems to us everyone is ****** then we see two coups wrestling a guy to the ground and putting him in a paddywagon 5minutes later the van is still there and he is ...

Port Douglas is one hour from Cairns away, a small town but pretty. Not a lot to do there so I just booked a bus ticket to go by my own. At night I got a text from the owner of the travel agency I booked my trips asking to drive with him instead. So he picked me up at 9am and around 10am we got there. He showed me around and after that we had lunch in a small bistro. We drove to the 4 Mile Beach for a swim. It's a beautiful beach, not a lot of ...