Blogs from Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 18

So yeterday I had a 6 hour bus ride to Cairns where Dave picked me up and took me to my new home for the next 4 days .....Chez Richardson :) I arrived to see the most magnificent house in luscious tropical surrondngs - and there she was Julie !!! on the varanda awaiting my arrival ..... "I called Hi honey I'm home" rushed upstairs and had 6 years worth of hugs !!!! I felt at hime straight away, cool drink on the balcony, feet up and chatter chatter chatter ..... then i was shown to my room, and I had the luxury of a double bed in a room all to myself, with space, beautiful surroundings, and a comfy mattress ... PLUS my own luxurious bathroom. Bliss, total bliss. Thai green curry for tea (or ... read more

Today my roommate Shan was going snorklling on the Great Barrier Reef, so I decided to go with her. These are the photos they took and we got on a disk.... read more

20th February 2010 Port Douglas After a couple of hours sleep we woke for some breakfast, (35 dollars) we ate too much. After another couple of hours kip we explored a bit of Port Douglas. Walked out through the back of the hotel, across one street and we were on 4 mile beach. There were only a handful of people on the beach and a lifeguard. Picture showing the sea temp today was 30 degrees C. Good surf, with stinger net in place for swimmers. Walked down into town, bought some sandals (both) and went for coffee to work out which trips we should go on. Back to hotel for shower and have dinner. Not a good advert, as we asked if we should book. We were the only ones in for dinner!! 21st February 2010 ... read more

Australia - Queensland - Port Douglas After Dan's disappearance back home I decided to head back to Port Douglas, a beach town North of Cairns. It's a beautiful beach resort set in the tropics, a popular destination for weddings and a holiday destination for a few famous faces - not that I saw any mind you. It's also where Steve Irwin experienced his unfortunate encounter with a Stingray and a few kilometres further North of Port Douglas is where they film Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Apart from all that, it became my beautiful home for two months. I stayed in an amazing hostel, Dougies Backpackers, where I purchased a little two man tent and found a cosy spot in the campsite. A great way to save some money and to get you out of ... read more

Ok, so the title of the post is a little misleading, it's actually day 8 now. But in doing this i am trying my best to keep those of you who want to know.. in the know. So, we picked up our little campavan (nick named Julie) on the 8th September. 2 Days after leaving Mt Baw Baw - the unsnowiest of all snowy ski resorts. From there we spent a few days with Vic + Hernan whom we met in Sydney and have finally settled down in a suburb of Melbroune not 20mins walk from the centre. It's a nice little flat, and we wish them the best of luck there for the foreseeable future (or until vics second year visa runs out / she gets booted out the country, whichever comes first). So, the ... read more