Port Douglas Retreat

... also weary of packing up and moving every other day, and were also looking forward to staying in one spot for a few days.  Port Douglas is a small town about an hour north of Cairns.  It's a resort spot and, since it is winter here in ...

The drive from Cairns to Port Douglas was really scenic and we got to the campsite late in the afternoon. Had a quick look at the beach which wasn't too impressive and the fact that it had no stinger net made it a no go area anyway. There are loads of box ...

Stayed at Shooting Star Motel Cairns *** $90 20,21,25th Port Douglas Retreat **** $95 22,23,24th SHORT VERSION: CYCLONE. RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN Cairns and Port Douglas Ah, the tropical North of Oz. One of the seven natural wonders of the ...

... The ship is beautiful and there is loads of room for everyone as there are only 15 passengers.  It is only a 1 hour sail from Port Douglas so we are soon deposited on the beach of Low Isles.  From there we can snorkel off the beach.  At ...

... overhead space.The movie was crap but thats ok (edward norton version of the incredible hulk) Then we rented a car and drove the beautiful captain cook highway up to port douglas. Our B + B is nice, with a great view. Tomorrow we go to the ...

... as Im nto a big swimmer but there was plenty to do and just relax and it wasnt too crowded at all. ACCOMMODATION: PORT DOUGLAS: Peppers Beach Club www.peppers.com.au/Beach-Club Oaks Lagoon www.theoaksgroup.com.au DAINTREE: Voyages Silky Oaks ...

... friends. In no time we were sitting enjoying coffee together and laughing over all the crazy things we had seen and done since Port Douglas. It was a delightful little energising boost and at only a couple of hours was far too short, so well worthy of a ...

I had to get up early because breakfast was from 8.30mto 10am. When we got there I didnt know what was going to happen there were lots of birds on perches some had lovely colours. they were called love birds parakeets and a red tailed cockatoo. We ...

its mothers day today and we were up at 6.30 for a trip to Port Douglas and the Daintree Rainforest. ellie greeted me with a mothers day card and my presents...an ashtray, fridge magnet and key ring all heralding Australia the great continent i have fell ...

... be driving on the left side of the road this evening! I’ll be driving a "car for hire" north to the Daintree and Port Douglas. I’ve been sitting in the passenger spot behind Chris whenever we’ve gone places these last few days so that I ...

... to the dive! Back on dry land (although it didn't feel like it for a couple of days), we headed north to Port Douglas, a small holiday town with the feeling of money.  Things here are slightly more upmarket than in Cairns, but noticeably ...

... Douglas we found a nice easy rest stop on a wide bit of road so we pulled over and took a few snaps of the beach. Port Douglas was a very smart, clean looking town with palm tree lined roads and immaculate houses.  We had a short drive round and ...

... nbsp; Meanwhile, we have come to spend our last few days of "freedom" between the Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation, Cooktown, and Port Douglas in Far North Queensland. We're into our second night now in the Daintree, in a nice little spot about ...

... . Klimaanlage, Bar und nette Zimmer. Und einfach nur coole Leute. Am naechsten Morgen gings mit 2 Maedels aus Belgien zu Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation, Danintree Forest und Daintree river. Wo wie einen Bootstrip gemacht haben um ein par Krokodile zu ...

... and Require Improvement, as the others are all fine: Outstanding: Bazils - Westport, Dougies - Port Douglas Requires Improvement: Greenhouse BBH - MEL, Rainforest Retreat - Franz Joseph, Poo Pub - Westport For your reference here is the entire ...

... last few days, I was anticipating to have a "typical" reef experience this time.  Unfortunately, thundershowers were headed to Port Douglas and the company had predicted rough water conditions.  I wasn't sure what that was going to mean for us. ...

... formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas.  It later developed into a railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold, metals, minerals ...

... . A good beach is always a strong motivator. Broome was a very good place to chill out for a couple of days. Unlike in Port Douglas we actually had jobs lined up in Karijini national park so this was a very nice holiday from our holiday before the hard ...

... there too long! However I thought the balconies made into pools was a great idea as I looked up to some of the apartments! At Port Douglas, we went for a little tan top up on the beach (although I don’t think I’m getting that brown much to my ...