Blogs from Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 23

can't believe we've done as much as we have in two weeks - though nothing seems rushed so it just goes to show how much time a day can afford you. judging from the good responses to hel's blog i think i'm going to have to take a slightly different approach... so over the next 12 months i'm going to try and capture a 'round the world in top fives'. what do i mean? why top fives, top five: 1. 'top tens' is too easy - it's only fun when you have to rule things out as well as in to a 'top five' 2. '100 best or 1001 before you die' - all far too long 3. 'top fives' with limitless topics (see rules of top fives) will help capture a lot of the randomness ... read more

I went diving yesterday. The diving was great, but getting to/from the dive site was quite an adventure (as was trying to get back up the ladder onto the boat). The wind was blowing like crazy so the ride over and back was reeeeaaallllllllly rough! Several people needed the little brown bags to barf up their breakfast and lunch. Fortunately, I took the 24 hour Dramamine so didn’t lose my lunch, but it was a really uncomfortable ride. I got banged up pretty good while trying to put on my wetsuit, go up down the stairs, getting on the boat, etc. However, once under water, the current wasn’t very strong and the visibility was good. We saw moray eels, lots of sea cucumbers, white tipped reef shark, blue-spotted sting ray, parrot fish, angel fish, anemone fish ... read more

We arrived back into Port Douglas from the Cape trip and our first 2 days were taken up with cleaning the car, washing and re-stocking the cupboards. It took every bit of the two days to get the dust and mud from the outside and the inside of the car - and we are still finding spots we missed. Our third day we went on a Barrier Reef cruise on the Calypso. We had been out snorkelling to the reef on our last visit to Port Douglas 8 years ago, but it’s so beautiful that we went again. We saw whales on the way out to the outer reef and dolphins on the way back. It was a perfect day weather wise - the crew said it was the best day they had had all season ... read more

Hi this is dan, me and my dad went to play some golf at the sea temple 18 hole golf and country club. For 2 people, an 18 hole round inc. a golf buggie, v.i.p golf clubs (full set of callaway), golf balls, tees and more importantly water as it was so hot cost around 150 dollars. This was the first time i had played 18 holes, my best score was 121 and my dad on 111 so, we wont be entering the british open next year. The course is set in fantastic surroundings with mountains in the background and crocodiles on the 6th and 9th holes.... read more

Vanochtend, 26 juli, zijn we vertrokken naar Port Douglas, een dorpje dat nog ongeveer 60 kilometer noordelijker aan de kust ligt dan Cairns. Port Douglas is een vrij klein plaatsje en is een beetje te vergelijken met Noosa Heads, waar we eerder een dag op het strand hebben gelegen. In tegenstelling tot Cairns is dit dorpje niet vergeven van de souvenirwinkeltjes met boemerangs en didgeridoos, er is één lange straat met winkeltjes (kleding, boeken, supermarktje, schoenen...) en restaurants. We hebben met de camper eerst een verkennend rondje gemaakt door het dorpje en toen zijn we naar het dichtstbijzijnde camperpark gereden. Wederom hadden we enorm veel geluk want er was nog maar één plekje vrij. Vanaf het park loop je in drie minuten naar het "4 mile beach" en omdat Sylvia het strand toch wel heel erg ... read more