Just finished the 1800km drive from Brisbane to Cairns! Yay! Was really great drive, no probs whatsoever.. think we broke it up just right stopping off in Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Airlie beach and Townsville along the way.
The weather here is fantastic!! What winter??! It's about 29c up along the coast - brought far too much cold weather stuff - just spending the days shuffling around in boardies and flip-flops - tell you, think NZ is going to be a shock to the system!
Got 2 nights here in the lovely city of Cairns - good hotel with free wi-fi, (hence the many uploads) and a cool lagoon right in the centre for anyone to use - and they do! Also, there're bbq centres that are free for anyone to use, and are cleaned and serviced every morning.. what will they think of next for the busy Cairner?
So excited - tomorrow we're driving up the Captain Cook highway to go to Cape Tribulation (so called because he ran aground and fretted and named it after his ship's efforts). There, we cross the car ferry and drive into the rainforest a bit to go Jungle surfing!!
http://www.junglesurfing.com.au/junglesurfing.html
Basically, it's 5 huge zipwires through the forest lasting about 2 hours - can't wait!
After that, drive back to Cairns via Port Douglas - supposedly the 'French Riveria of Australia' - any excuse for a posh lunch in a spectacular harbour and a walk on the famous 'Four mile' beach.
The harbour at Townsville -
the site for the Battle of Coral Sea in WWII (big memorial and info boards)
They let you pour your own slush puppies at Roadhouses!!
A giant mango - by the side of the road.. of course
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