Jules and Sue arrived and we have had a splendid time mostly eating, drinking, talking, and keeping cool in the pool! They had a day in the rain and found the botanical gardens and an art gallery while i had a day trip to the rain forest . We Ventured into Cairns which is a city of around 140,000, it is not as pretty as port Douglas but I liked it , the night markets sell everything and there is an abundance of restaurants to choose from along the esplanade . It is here in the late afternoon that the fit and not so fit take their exercise walking running jogging or cycling its up to you. It is in this part of town that the locals and tourists share their environment with nature,crabs , migrating
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