Port Douglas

What a beautiful weekend we had in this amazing resort - thank you so much to the Taylor family for their hospitality.

                                     

We really enjoyed this bit of luxury - such a change for us having so much space and not having to watch our water usage, think about finding a dump point or put coins in the washing machine! And the company was A1!
We could walk to the 4 mile beach and even though the weather wasn’t really beach weather, it’s a lovely beach to walk along - or even ride a bike! We enjoyed watching these kite surfers - amazing - and they weren’t afraid of crocs, stingers or sharks!

Port Douglas is a lovely place and we strolled through the markets, down the Main Street - where we had the most delicious ice creams - enjoyed a coffee on the beach front at a lovely pub and explored the area. However, we did make the most of the resort as what could be better?  We had our own pool which was very popular - especially as it was heated! Saturday night a delicious sea food dinner was beautifully prepared by Andrew David Craig & Megan to celebrate Anne’s birthday. They could run a seafood restaurant and it was a beautiful evening.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, so this morning we packed up and left this beautiful place and bade farewell to the Taylor family. We picked up our van from where it was stored at Feathers & Friends and set off westwards. Now this trip of ours had had many unexpected twists and turns and the recent bonus is that we’ve been able to secure a pass into SA as we’ve been in Queensland!! We never dreamed when we set off that we’d ever end up in Port Douglas - or Victor Harbor! We can’t travel though NSW so plan to cross the border at Birdsville - and hit the Birdsville Track! We’ll be pretty nervous at the border as the rules seem to change daily - hopefully there’ll be no hiccups 

So we are travelling along the Savannah Way until Normanton then we’ll head to Mount Isa, Boulia, Bedourie and to Birdsville. Tonight we are at Mt Surprise in a lovely park - not quite Port Douglas standard, but lovely trees and a nearby creek.  

The Savannahlander train runs past this park from Cairns to Forsayth during the dry season - I’d love to see it go by as it’s a 1960’s diesel rail motor.  

                                         

So we won’t be doing much sightseeing as we have travelled these roads - but look forward to Bedourie & Boulia.  We send our love to everyone and hope you’re all keeping safe. ❌❌❌❌ Marg & Darryl.