Day 8 - Cairns - Quiet Day
"Beautiful one day - perfect the next".
We used the day to laze by the pool, for the kid to play in the Adventure Playground, and to do some shopping in downtown Cairns. I also took some time to take photos of the resort seen to the right.
After the low key accommodations we'd had until now, the Deluxe Villa (with spa tub) was like a first class hotel. Breakfast was served on the front verandah and the kids even helped with washing up the dishes.
The kids practiced their swimming and snorkeling in the pool to get ready for the reef snorkel adventure on Friday. For the afternoon we wandered into Cairns and did some souvenir shopping and found a Greek restaurant serving a set menu of Tapas. Yum!
No one was on Cairns beach. This is probably due to the fact that the beach is really a large shallow mud flat at low tide. Nice beaches can be found further north along Daintree and Cape Tribulation - just stay away from the river mouths where the crocs are more likely to be found.
Just in last month, local authorities captured an 8 foot crocodile on Cairns beach! We were also told the secret of how the locals maintain their dark complexions - they sunbathe on the mud beach. Believe It or Not
Quick Facts
Distance
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Temp
23 - 29C
Accommodation
Coconut
Caravan Resort
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Fuel
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Attractions
Swimming Pool
Cairns Shopping
No Schedule!
Laundry Day
We used Tri Nature
Free Trial Size
laundry power and
pre wash soaker
