Port Douglas :: Day 5

Today we were up early and drove back down to Cairns to travel on the Sky Rail to Kuranda.

There were some absolutely wonderful views of the rainforest and waterfalls on the way!

Kuranda is a cute little village at the top of a mountain, although the shops have become very touristy since we were last time (6 years ago).

Funny!

We visited the Butterfly Sanctuary, which was a real treat and Mum was delighted as her favourite thing in the whole world is butterflies!

There was a tour guide who took us through the breeding lab and told us all about how they breed and care for the caterpillars and butterflies.

Monarch Moth Caterpillar

After we had seen all the butterflies, we treated ourselves to ice creams ...

... and then travelled back down the mountain on the Kuranda Railway steam train, which was another nice way to see the forest and falls (although I slept most of the way!).

Home by 6 o'clock for dinner and relaxed evening.  Another lovely day in Paradise!

Port Douglas :: Day 4

Today was one of those amazingly lazy days where I did almost nothing all day and yet was still tired in the evening!  I think it was the day when my body finally caught up on the sleep it had been missing over the past few months.  The sky was a little overcast but it was still warm (about 24 degrees), so we just hung around the house and chatted for most of the morning.  We had mini quiches for lunch and then Wayne & Richie went to Palm Cove for a game of golf.

I took a stroll down to the beach at about 2 o'clock and watched a family play beach cricket and read for a couple of hours and then wondered back.  Mum and Lizzy were relaxing and sun bathing.  We had grilled salmon or steak with salad for dinner and were all in bed pretty early.  Just another lovely lazy day in paradise!

Port Douglas :: Day 3

We all slept in this morning to varying degrees ... Mum was up first at about 8:30, then me at about 9, then Wayne, Richie and finally Lizzy made an appearance at about 11.  Wayne made pancakes for everyone for brekky ... mine had bananas, ice cream and maple syrup.  Mum's had strawberries.

Then we took our books, newspapers, music, etc and lazed beside the pool for the rest of the morning.  Lizzy went to the beach, which is only two blocks away.

Oh, dear ... better get to work on that tan!

At about 1 o'clock we hopped in the car and went into "town" (the Port Douglas shops) and drove around to the beautiful marina, where we walked around for a while, looking at all the amazing boats and then stopped at a nice restaurant called "Lure" for lunch.

Mum and I had a drink called an Orange Mojito each, which was rather delicious,

and then we shared a plate of tempura battered Ocean Coral Trout with chips.  Lizzy had a zuccini salad.

After that, we walked to the activities shop and booked some of the things we have decided to do for the rest of the week, then shopped a little and went home to relax again.  We had chilli or garlic prawns with oriental rice for dinner.  Mum, Lizzy and Richie went to bed early, but Wayne & I stayed up to watch "The Voice", finally shuffling off to bed at about 10:30.

Port Douglas :: Day 2

Another lovely day in Paradise!  The pool looked beautiful today, but I didn't venture in.

We did, however go to the Port Douglas Market, where I bought a lovely top for Mum and some really nice herbal body scrub.

 

There was a man there who was crushing sugar cane to make fresh cane juice, which was absolutely delicious and so refreshing!

After we had finished dawdling through the market, looking at all handcrafts and listening to the buskers, we crossed the road to the Courthouse Hotel to have a relaxed drink.

 Then we spent an hour or so on the beach.

Then we came home and made chicken & avocado wraps for lunch and then just chilled on the couch for the afternoon.

In the evening we went out to dinner at a restaurant in Macrossan Street, which is the main shopping strip of Port Douglas.

 

 

We had a lovely evening and came home to enjoy an evening of movies and bowls of Connoisseur ice cream.  YUM!!