Say our goodbyes to our nephew, wishing him all the best for his future in the army. Next weekend he will head south to New South Wales to commence his training and will have minimal contact with family and friends for the first three months. (And will miss his sister's wedding!)
His younger brother and sister will drive him to Townsville on Saturday and leave him to join up with the Defence Department.
This morning we departed south of Cairns to head north to Cooktown via the Bloomfield Track.
Shopping is first on the agenda to stock up on food for the four to five day trip. Next we fill up the fuel tanks and take the Bruce Highway out of Cairns and the Captain Cook Highway to Trinity Beach.
My how Sheridan Street has changed in the last twenty two years.
There's talk of removing the Captain! Heaven forbid.
Flight path over Sheridan Street - a bit reminiscent of Broome.
Trinity Beach
When we arrive at Trinity Beach, I don't recognize anything about the place from our last visit. In the eighties it was almost a deserted beach, now it's an esplanade of trendy restaurants, villas, town houses and holiday accommodation. Although it's not raining, the weather is far from ideal with an onshore wind blowing. We have lunch in a shore side park, go for a walk along what is signposted as a lookout, have a walk on the beach and make our way to Port Douglas. As we drive along we witness the rainforest clad hills cascading into the ocean.
My memory of Port Douglas is that of the town being the last frontier of North Queensland, (a bit of an exaggeration maybe?) now it is crawling with tourists and locals alike. A P&O cruise liner sails past, it's still windy, so we move on and find ourselves a spot at a caravan park in Mossman, squeezing in by the skin of our teeth. At the caravan park, people wanting powered sites must wait in the car park until they become available!
Our spot is not ideal, but it is a spot, in a very busy caravan park close to the road.
P & O cruise liner sailing by at Port Douglas.
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