Blogs from Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 16

Mum and Dad visited for a week with their friends Elsie and Nigel. It was great to have them here, and we explored the area quite a lot. We went for walks on 4 Mile Beach, hired a pontoon boat and spotted crocs on Dickson Inlet, drove to Herberton Historic Village, and generally had a great time. It was sad to see them go - I'd been looking forward to seeing them for so long.... read more

So today I went on a free trip to Low Isles with Sailaway. The Low Isles are only about 30-45 minutes out of Port Douglas, and all the boats going to the outer Great Barrier Reef pass them every day. Sailaway is an amazing 5 star luxuary catamaran which sails out daily so you can hang out on the beach and go snorkling for the day. Its a great option for those with small children who can't keep the kids on a boat all day, or people who want to snorkle but aren't sure about the deep water at the outer reef (because you can snorkle off the beach here). It was a lovely windy day so we were moving pretty quick, and I sat up on the top with the skipper the whole way there ... read more

Hello hello! Wochenende gut ueberstanden?!? Ich hatte wieder ein amuesantes Wochenende. Angefangen hat es am Freitag abend: Ab ging es wieder mit ein paar Leuten Richtung "City" und bei Live Musik wurde nett geplaudert und und und. Das tolle in Port Douglas ist, dass jedes Wochenende in jeder Bar unterschiedliche Livemusik angeboten wird!!! Sehr Abwechslungsreich :) Am Samstag war es dann soweit. Raus auf's offene Meer: Geplant war Low Isles. Der Aufenthalt am Meer wurde zu 3/4 vollendet, da ploetzlich der blaue Himmel und die Sonne verschwunden war. Spuurlos verschwunden. Einfach weg! Futsch! Das Meer war sooo "unruhig", da haben wir beschlossen nicht weiter zu duesen. Wir wankten mit dem Boot hin und her, das Wasser kam von allen Seiten ins Boot!! Wir fetzten ueber die riesigen Wellen, paatsch landeten wir wieder und schwwubs gings wieder ... read more

After surviving the Northern Territory and the worst hostel in the world (a whole other naked Russian man in bathroom story), ive made it to the East Coast and life has returned to normal. Port Douglas is a small town north of Cairns where ive been re-charging my batteries and hitting the beach. Managed to book myself on a day tour where i was the only passenger, except The Hoffman's. As Dick Hoffman introduced himself, his wife Barb and their moody teenage son Mikey, i knew i was in for a long day. As it turns out they were highly entertaining and i now have an adoptive family in Miami and the services of a very prestigious attorney if needs be! We went Jungle Surfing, hire wiring above the canopy of the Daintree Rainforest, the only ... read more

Every year Port Douglas has a 10 day festival called Carnivale (that's Carn-e-varl - don't get it wrong or you'll be corrected). Last weekend there was a big street parade which I missed because I was working, and there's been events on all week - most of which cost loads of money so I didn't go to them either. But today was a family fun day on the beach, so I wandered down (less than a block from home) to have a look. There was a sand castle building competition, camel rides, beach cricket, swimming, kite surfing lessons, and 3 guys leapt out of a helicpopter and parachuted to the beach, closely followed by the helicopter, a yacht race and outrigger canoe race. It was a beautiful day, so I took some photos of all the ... read more