Rydges Port Douglas

... friendly givign me some tips on good restaurants nearby (Barrier Reef Tavern) and other local shops and well as transportation into Port Douglas. Only two minor drawbacks are - (1) proximity to Port Douglas, you need to take the shuttle which is a ...

... 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 ...

... SHOWER…Trish and myself decided we needed a bit of luxury to finish off the holiday so we booked a room at Rydges Resort in Port Douglas, the shower was great, longest shower in history followed by a swim in the pool, lunch at the Courthouse Hotel ...

... at the marina in the afternoon and then all enjoyed a family dinner in the restaurant at the resort that night. The next day we had a long lazy breakfast in town before wandering around the Port Douglas markets and eventually heading home that ...

... minutes sleep between 6.30am and 10.30am but were kept awake by nightmarish visions of mocking monsieurs and taunting tricolors. We left Port Douglas under dark clouds of both kinds and by noon it had begun to rain on our unvictorious parade south so ...

... 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. ...

... all of our snorkeling gear, ate lunch and then waited for our snorkeling lesson.  After snorkeling and other activities we headed back to Port Douglas.  It was then time for the long bus ride back to the hotel.  After eating dinner, we went ...

... . In the end, we had taken over 200 photos, most of which actually turned out great. We headed from the 3rd spot back to Port Douglas, 1.5 hours back, and then boarded our bus for the 1 hour bus ride back to Cairns. When we returned to Cairsn, we booked ...