It is still raining!. We had breakfast in the hotel restaurant (with part of the floor flooded!) and decide to take a walk into town, just a few minutes from the hotel.We walked down the main street, it becomes obvious that we are visiting Port Douglas out of season. We go to look at the beach (Four mile beach). The seawater is a brown colour not the blue that we been used to, and there is a lot of vegetation flotsam and jetsam on the beach. We are not sure if this is the result of the recent cyclone. There is a notice warning of stingers, jellyfish and crocodiles that makes a visit to the beach far from inviting!. It is still raining! We returned to the hotel and ate lunch there.The hotel does not have ... read more

Today is earmarked for visiting the Kings Canyon There are two options: • A walk around the rim of the canyon which is around 6km and takes 3 hours (which is a long time to walk 3kms – but it is at a leisurely pace with numerous stops do describe the rock formation and the fauna & flora of the region. There is an initial steep pull up onto the rim, but a walk along good paths around the rim Breakfast: 04:45 Continental Breakfast • The second walk is less strenuous, and is along the shaded canyon floor giving good views of the cliffs Breakfast: 06:30 Full Cooked Breakfast I decided to go for the Rim walk, and Di decided to go for the Canyon Floor walk, so she got a lie-in. I crawled out of ... read more

Up early and packing again. Limo picked us up at 08:15 and whisked us to Sydney Airport (Well sort off, we got a bit caught up in the rush hour traffic!). The car was another Audi Quattro limo, this time with complimentary morning papers and a bottle of water each. Impression of Sydney: Hotel was brilliant; it was a really vibrant city with lots to do. The main focus is the Harbour area, and being as we were right on the doorstep, it made the stay even more enjoyable. Like most major cities, it is great to visit – but we wouldn’t want to live there! My daughter Nat had warned me that Sydney Airport could be a bugger, with extremely long queues for check-in. They had obviously done quite a few modifications since she was ... read more

The plan for today is to visit a district of Sydney called "The Rocks" where there is a market at the week-end. The Rocks is an old district of Sydney that used to be "a bit rough"(drunks, ladies of the night and slums), now it is regarded as quaint and trendy. There are some real good "pubs" in the Rocks.(Although we have not had chance to try them yet - maybe tomorrow) We enjoyed the walk around the market the items on sale tended to be good quality, some of the markets that we have so far have tended to be a bit tacky and many stalls selling essentially the same thing. We then had a walk near the Bridge and around the Hyatt which is the most exclusive hotel in Sydney with the penthouse costing ... read more

On the move again We were picked up by the limo at 09:45 and taken to Adelaide Airport. (We could get used to travelling in big black limousines with a driver in uniform!) Check in went no problem, but Di is not happy as we are flying economy and we can't get in the lounge.There were only two lounges at the airport both affiliated to specific airlines. So we had to pay for our refreshments at the airport - bugger! Thoughts of Adelaide – It seems older and more established than Perth. It appears generally quieter as regards people on the street, although Rundle Street can be busy in the evening. The airport at Adelaide seems new, and it is spacious, far from the packed Heathrow that we left an age ago. Another observation on Australia ... read more