We've had a great few days in and around the Port Douglas area. On our first full day we visited beautiful Mossman gorge slightly north of the campsite we are staying in. We did some walks through the rainforest and met our first aborigine! There was a massive waterfall and rapids flowing through the middle of the gorge which was amazing. Afterwards we hit the beach in Port Douglas - as it is stinger season we can only swim in designated zones with stinger ne...

Arrived in Cairns 5 am this morning, gave ourselves a little too much time to collect the campervan and hung around the depot until it opened at 8! Got the campervan sorted (although really its more like a bus!) and chris tried to get the hang of driving the monster - apparently it is surprisingly easy, i'm sure it will be strange after the mini!! Had an explore of Port Douglas - small beachside community - the drive here was amazing, rainforest right up to t...