Stepping out of the airport terminal at Cairns was like stepping into a tumble drier, it was so hot that I soon had little rivers of perspiration running down my back and nose. All I wanted to do was chuck myself into a swimming pool!
The beachside area of Cairns, the Esplanade, was beautiful. It was a grassed area but it had plenty of benches around to sit on and plenty of shade giving trees. It was fronted by a wooden boardwalk which continued into the harbour area around the jetties. At the one end there was a public lagoon, a salt water pool which proved very popular with the locals and visitors as you are strongly advised not to swim in the sea without a 'stinger' suit on because of the deadly box jellyfish, irukandji and other marine stingers a'coming to get you. Around the lagoon is a picnic area with lots of picnic tables and yes I'm telling this straight and the photo is here to prove it, free barbecues. There were about 4 of these buildings each with 4 barbecues in them. Unfortunately I couldn't persuade Steve to try his hand.
On a short trip into the city centre we saw all the big names, Prada, Loius Vitton, Dior etc and wait for it Woolworths. Yes my friends Woolworths is alive and kicking, selling mainly groceries but household products are there too, in lovely clean well organised aisles.
Tomorrow is a rest day with nothing planned so it looks like it may be a day by the lagoon.
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| The Esplanade, Cairns |
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| Saltwater Lagoon, Cairns |
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| Free Bb'q |
Oh dear, hot and sunny, what a blow after becoming used to NZ weather.
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