Friday 2nd July It rained hard during the night and early morning and we got wet for the first time on this trip but we soon dried. It was overcast all day and we had a heavy shower at lunchtime. The temp was a measly 24.First stop was Mossman Gorge a very popular place with inadequate parking but worth the effort if you have to park a distance away.The first part to the swing bridge is a fairly easy walk but not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers they are co...

Thurs 1st July Today we found 2 more examples of our bad timing. 1. We could have done a tour of Mossman sugar farms and mill but they are not on now because it is cane cutting time and the farms and mill are working flat out. 2. The White Cockatoo accommodation in Mossman says in its brochure "clothing optional Oct.-Feb" We can't decide which we are most sorry to have missed. We got what we thought was an early start at 8.30 and crossed the Daintr...

Weds. 30th June Joe fancied breakfast at McDonalds ?? I will leave you to ponder on that. The tourist brochures claim the drive from Cairns to Port Douglas is the most scenic in Australia and it is spectacular.We stopped for our picnic on a lovely little beach which we had all to ourselves and at the Rex lookout we watched tandem skydiving.We have stopped at the cliffs near Philips at Mount Tamborine where people skydive many times but we have never seen any on...

Tuesday 29th June Reading the tourist info about getting to Kurandawas confusing well it was to us so we took the easy option and booked here at the caravan park which meant we were picked up at the gate, shepherded to the train, met when we came back by skyrail and brought back to the gate well worth the $10 it costs more than doing everything ourselves.The whole Kuranda experience is very well done you are given a train time, a carriage and seat number and the...

Monday 28th June Great day but long we started at 7am and finished at 6.30pm.We didn't need the quells it was quite calm and the temp. was 27 with sunshine all day. I thought I might have caught the sun.It's all right I don't expect sympathy but I can't help rubbing it in a bit like the sun cream I used. Sorry! We opted for the Franklin Islands cruise because they take you to an uninhabited island for the day which means the boat anchored off shore and we were ...