Our last day in Cairns and what a great day! We left Coconut Resort after a great stay and decided to spend our last day in Cairns CBD. The weather was amazing and it was great walking around a town we have become very familiar with. We can see why people are tempted to move to Far North Queensland. However we are also keen to head home and back to normal life. We were so lucky as our trip was timed with the indigenous festival in Cairns. Aborigines, Torres Str...

Well today was the last full day of our holidays. Tomorrow we head back home L However, we had the best day ever. Starting very early we went for a day of snorkelling at Fitzroy Island. The island is not as big as Green Island but just as fantastic. It started with a cloudy Cairns and we were a bit worried at first with the weather but once we got to the Island the weather improved. We got a tip from a local that Turtles were around at a particular spot, and as...

We decided to go back to Kuranda today after we had such a good time last week. Our favourite attraction of course was Bird World so we thought we would do it all again! So many birds and in a small area. We again had heaps of fun. This time we managed to get the Macaw to jump on our arm and take our food. The Macaw is big and looks scary but it is surprisingly gentle, even still its claws are sharp when it holds onto your arm. We spent ages in the exhibit and w...

We took an hour and a half trip into the hinterland of Cairns today. We heard about Herberton and thought we would check it out thanks to a recommendation from our friends Stephen and Jenny Luke. The Herberton Historic Village was amazing. We have been to similar historic villages in the past but this is something unique and special. What is special is that this village is not simply a replica of old buildings. During the 1970's these buildings were moved to the...

So today we thought we take it easy and not start so early as we did yesterday. So as we were coming back to Cairns today, we thought that we would check out the Wildlife Sanctuary in Port Douglas for a couple of hours, we ended up staying for half the day. It was an awesome place, totally unexpectedly better than what we thought it would be like. The moment you walk into the park you get to meet the beautiful birds on display. They get to fly free around, only...