Another sleepless night in cairns because of our amorous roommates argh!! Even the sambucca shared with Jacqueline, my uni friend, didn't knock me out but we had a fab night catching up and dancing in the cairns garage equivalent!
We headed up the coast to port Douglas for the day after sorting out a brief mishap with the car battery. The scenery was amazing and we had a great day on 4 mile beach. I didn't fancy the croc and jellyfish infested waters so stuck to sunbathing! Port Douglas was just lovely - if I was to come back anywhere along tgw East Coast it would be here.
We knew we were flying to the other side of the country but were still surprised at the 3.5 hour journey time. My cousin Sue picked us up from the glorified shed terminal in the freezing cold (shock to the system! ) and it was fab to catch up. She was a great tour guide for the weekend and took us around the city in a day - walking round the arty lane ways, eating out in fancy tapas bars, drinking coffee, drinking cocktails and theatre. It was brilliant to meet her family. King Kong at the theatre was pretty spectacular and very unusual! !
Before we left we went out for breakfast, again, which is just part of the culture in Melbourne - fab! I want to start doing this more, we just need the weather! There were so many runners and cyclists I was jealous! Hip still so sore :-(
I caught up with my cousin Margaret and her family too at the convent and animal farm and was introduced to the delights of bircher muesli - delicious!
Melbourne was over before we knew it and Sydney was our next stop!
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