Blogs from Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 6

15 mai 2011 : un peu de grasse matinée puis départ pour Port-Douglas à midi. Nous nous arrêtons à mi-chemin pour un point de vue sur l'océan avec des delta-planes qui nous survolent. Nous arrivons finalement à Port-Douglas à 14h00 et nous en profitons pour visiter le marché et déguster une sangria. Nous allons ensuite pique-niquer sur la plage de "4 miles beach" et au retour nous faisons un crochet et nous arrêtons à Cristal Cascade. Nous rentrons à l'hôtel à 17h30 avant d'aller dîner dans un restaurant indien sur l'esplanade. Nous rentrons finalement à l"hôtel à 20h00. Le compteur indique 20 411 kms, soit 190 kms parcourus aujourd'hui. 16 mai 2011 : Lever à 6h00, petit déjeuner rapide puis nous rendons la voiture de location à l'agence de l'aéroport de Cairns à 7h15 , avec ... read more

Well our plans have come to another halt. We were just about to fire up the engine on wednesday to leave the inlet for the Low Isles. I did my usual engine checks and found the radiator tank bone dry. Poured in a glass of water and the dripping that eventuated lead me to the puddle of coolant on the engine bay floor. Seemed to be leaking from the water pump and learnt from a little reading that the seals commonly fail. Spent the rest of the afternoon with my head in the engine bay taking out the pump, with Naomi helping to retrieve the last hard to access bolt with her thinner fingers. Spoke to the local mechanic about repairing it but since he said he couldn't look at it until tuesday he suggested buying ... read more

Stopes ??? Chimneys, Adits, scree and a cemetery and a two foot gauge railway. Woke up and started to pack up, have brekky and get ready for our day and our eventual arrival at my brother Brian and his wife Vicki's home at Trinity Beach just north of Cairns. ... read more

Testing, first time!! Port Douglas was a sunny gorgeous little town in Tropical North Queensland. With a main street lined with plenty of botique shops and a large selection of restaurants it makes for a lively little town. We decided to take out some pontoon boats amongst the crocodiles that decided to remain anonymous but was still a lot of fun and we ended up catching tea. The Quicksilver diving on the great barrier reef was amazing once i finally got up the courage to get in open water! made for a great day out. Brent and I had a fantastic time and would love to back in about 5 years time.... read more

After a humid night of torrential rain interspersed with the sound of surf crashing on the beach, we woke to a partially sunny day at had the traditional Aussie brekkie and decided to go up the coast to Port Douglas. After a quick wander near the restored Old Courthouse, In a hot 30 degrees we wandered up the steep hill to Flagstaff Hill lookout and was dripping by the time we reached it. We were ready for a drink and a snack. We came across the same grill chain Rattle and Hum as in Cairns so shared a pizza and cola. Then wandered round the stunning Four Mile beach with its sand bubbler crab trails and patterns, then back along the Esplanade. By 14:00 it was time for coffee (no cake this time) then a bit ... read more