Up the coast
Today we went for a long drive to explore some of the recommended sights out of Cairns.
We stopped briefly at some of the suburban beaches ... they are nice but not great. The sand wasn't golden and the sea wasn't quite blue or green ... but I'd be more than happy to have it in front of my house!
Palm Cove (where we nearly stayed if it hadn't been for our great hotel deal) was lovely. It had a waterfront shaded with many trees and was oozing with character.
We didn't think that much of Port Douglas ... it was a town with characterless homes or holiday homes dotted with resorts. If did have a very nice beach called Four Mile Beach.
We then made our way to the Daintree National Park ... err ... I grew up in a rainforest so it wasn't any sort of discovery for me. Then coming back we called at Mossman Gorge where it was a bit too cold for a dip.
