Port Douglas

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We headed north for our second destination, taking in some great views of the coastline - the driver argued the case for the view being more impressive than the better known Great Ocean Road. However, we'll give our own verdict on that in 4 weeks time!! We stayed at a YHA place called Port O'Call. Luxury!! We had ensuite and unlimited aircon use!!!! The bar/restaurant area is a bit dated, but the food is okay - the portions are large though!

Spent the afternoon exploring Port Douglas itself which has quite a village, green and leafy feel to it. A very nice, low-rise, boutiquey town - we'd go back there.

Here the top 3 attractions are :
The Rainforest Habitat / Breakfast with the Birds (blog: The Rainforest Habitat (Breakfast with the Birds))
Mossman Gorge (blog: Mossman Gorge, Daintree & Cape Tribulation)
Daintree National Park / Cape tribulation (blog: Mossman Gorge, Daintree & Cape Tribulation)

The beach at Port Douglas (Four Mile Beach) is superb and was within 5 mins walk of Port O'Call, so we spent much of the afternoon here.

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Photos

Road to Port Douglas
A View from the lookout on the Bruce Highway, Cairns to Port Douglas