Leaving Cooktown we had no choice but to retrace our route at least as far as Mount Molloy, and in fact since we had decided to stop at Port Douglas, we were retracing that part too. The road down to Mossman from the high tableland was an adventure. Although a perfectly good road, surface-wise, it twisted and turned and at times came down very steeply. Scenic and hair-raising!
We had booked ahead this time so had a space at Port Douglas and ended up as so often adding an extra night, to make it three in all. Port Douglas really does have character and we are fairly committed to looking for a small property there. We did an initial look with a real estate agent but he didn't really have the measure of what we want. However, we were able to see what some of the advertising really is all about. In any case, we have to sell Dingo Beach first. That could be difficult. I can see us flying back in a few months as it is risky buying without seeing. We did that with Dingo Beach but at least Karen was there to see it. Anyway, it all makes for another little adventure!
The second day at Port Douglas as we walked through the caravan park, Warwick noticed the "Coachmen" again -- the rather large motorhome of safari participants Allan and Lyn, whom we had last seen at Cooktown. It was nice to see them again and compare experiences. For us, however, it was time to move on as the appointment has now been made for the Winnebago to have its service, etc, in Townsville on 5th and 6th September. There is a lot to see between Cairns and Townsville and we have to have a few days in Cairns, collecting mail then probably acting on it, so we needed to get moving.
So here we are in Cairns again, back at the same park, which is lovely. It is so full of birds, the sounds are just non-stop, (day and night, unfortunately!) The stone curlews are very vocal at all hours of the night and one could be forgiven for thinking some husbands are murdering their wives. They shriek in the most horrendous way.
Last night's rugby match was fantastic. We watched it in the van this time, without the company of Kiwis, and this time the Wallabies played a great game and won the Tri-nations series. We are looking forward to the World Cup in a few weeks time and hope that we will be able to see a lot of the matches. Let's hope the Wallabies can play like last night.
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| Looking down towards the coast from the tableland above |
We had booked ahead this time so had a space at Port Douglas and ended up as so often adding an extra night, to make it three in all. Port Douglas really does have character and we are fairly committed to looking for a small property there. We did an initial look with a real estate agent but he didn't really have the measure of what we want. However, we were able to see what some of the advertising really is all about. In any case, we have to sell Dingo Beach first. That could be difficult. I can see us flying back in a few months as it is risky buying without seeing. We did that with Dingo Beach but at least Karen was there to see it. Anyway, it all makes for another little adventure!
The second day at Port Douglas as we walked through the caravan park, Warwick noticed the "Coachmen" again -- the rather large motorhome of safari participants Allan and Lyn, whom we had last seen at Cooktown. It was nice to see them again and compare experiences. For us, however, it was time to move on as the appointment has now been made for the Winnebago to have its service, etc, in Townsville on 5th and 6th September. There is a lot to see between Cairns and Townsville and we have to have a few days in Cairns, collecting mail then probably acting on it, so we needed to get moving.
So here we are in Cairns again, back at the same park, which is lovely. It is so full of birds, the sounds are just non-stop, (day and night, unfortunately!) The stone curlews are very vocal at all hours of the night and one could be forgiven for thinking some husbands are murdering their wives. They shriek in the most horrendous way.
Last night's rugby match was fantastic. We watched it in the van this time, without the company of Kiwis, and this time the Wallabies played a great game and won the Tri-nations series. We are looking forward to the World Cup in a few weeks time and hope that we will be able to see a lot of the matches. Let's hope the Wallabies can play like last night.
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