Waking up to the usual monsoon it was a relief to find as we drive away from the rainforest that clings to cairns, we also escaped the rain. Port Douglas very much an upmarket version of Cairns is nice as is the miles of sandy beaches lined with palm trees although the threat of nearly deadly stingers and very deadly crocodiles put me off from venturing into the water! A visit to the other gay resort around here, called Turtle Cove was a bit like waiting for god or a surreal scene in night of the living dead so we finished the day with a visit to Cairns botanical gardens and got home just before the rain began again....