Getaways On Grafton Cairns

... 8217;aller se baigner car la présence des méduses (stingners) n’est pas très inspirante (D’ailleurs, il y a une bouteille de vinaigre comme remède temporaire si on vient en contact avec une ou bien il y a toujours l’option qui fut utilisé sur Monica dans Friends – pour les initiés de la série). De plus, qu’il y a une petite rivière dans le coin dont certains crocs y ont élus domicile. Bref, on rajoute aussi le cassowary comme un ...

... from previous night-we also took a stroll down the town to the lagoon which is class-free barbiques down by the lagoon and relally cool place to relax by-they have such a good lifestyle over here!<br>We ate out again Friday night as agin we found a cheap meal deal-other than these nights we have been cooking in most nights now as its alot more expensive here-im glad to report im not as bad as i taught i was in the kitchen-we are cooking up ...

... Here, there were loads of little trigger fish swimming around and eating the coral, then spewing out what they couldn't eat through their gills. It made it look like they were constantly taking a poo, but it was very interesting to watch. And they are a great shape and color. <br><br>By far the highlight of my day came (appropriately) at the end of my day. It was my third and last time in the water for the day and I ...

9/06/09 <br><br>Port Douglas, Cairns<br><br>We are waiting for parcels to arrive in Cairns, so we stop back in at Port Douglas, because we have the time and we love it here. We stay 7kms out of town and enjoy exploring the local cane-fields by bike as we ride the kids into PD for much needed decent coffee &#8211; it's been a long time! We also partook of local gi-normous green prawns &#8211; it has similarly been a long time between ...

... Aline went to bungy and Than went to watch! We didnt do much, jsut chilled out and wandered down to the esplanade. When we got back we found Than and Aline and she had jumped 5 times!! Crazy Crazy lady!!! 10/5 - Still raining today so didnt do much except go online for about 3 hours and I uploaded photos and this blog!! 11/5 - met up with Sophie today which was nice. Good to see her after 2 months!! We had a catch up then I went to hang with Than and Aline as it was their last night.

... for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was<br>discovered from Port Douglas. It later developed into a railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold, metals, minerals and agricultural products from surrounding coastal areas and the Atherton Tableland region. The city is rapidly expanding, with a population of ...

... of wine) playing intense drinking games before heading back to the Woolshed to (try) and dance it off. By day we were at the lagoon down on the esplanade, a lovely layed out green area for the public with a huge swimming pool, electric BBQ's and fitness equipment. By night it was to the Woolshed for free food, back to Caravella's with the 'goon' to get cheaply ****** and then off back to the Woolshed with free entry vouchers to stumble ...

... there are over 9000 birds here. and they are ugly, smelly, and horrible. So about 15 mins go by and i realize that the shuttle is not coming back for me ( i know this cause its about a 1 min boat ride). So i put my fist up in the air (sign for I need help, but im not in trouble) and wait, for another 20 mins. so here i am stuck on an island with about 40 Japanese people, and 9000 birds. until he finally comes back. I asked where hed been, and he said he ...

... place to sit outside and enjoy a beer with lunch.<br><br>Meanwhile, back on ship, we had just begun our Le Cordon Bleu cooking course. What fun for us! Richard is such a gourmet cook that there was no way he could miss having an opportunity to work with a Cordon Bleu chef. Stuart Conibear was flown in from London specifically for our course. Separated into 2 groups of 7 we donned our chefs' hats ...

... School, playing cricket at lunchtime just as a sudden summer shower swept in. The rain would cause long dark splotches to appear on our sky blue school shirts until, if we were lucky enough for a teacher to be a little slow in calling us inside, the sopping shirts stuck to us fast. How times have changed, for now I bolted to the cab rank and threw my luggage into the boot of the first waiting cab while the clothes I wore were still reasonably dry. While on the ten minute ...