It's been a week of heat and humidity in Cairns. Dad's course was only for the week here and everything went very smoothly. He is now done for the year and is looking forward to getting some well deserved rest and relaxation in the next six weeks. It is the rainy season in Cairns right now and it did rain every day we were there, at some point. We were able to get out one day for some sightseeing, though. One of the guys who Dad taught suggested we take a drive up to Port Douglas, so we did that on Friday. It was a very beautiful drive between the ocean and the mountains (hills, really 😃). When we got there, we checked out a few sights, but the humidity there was so high that we mostly enjoyed everything from our air-conditioned car. I would love to walk the main street one day, though, and check out the stores - there looked like there were some cute shops to check out.
More yummy meals from the 'Cock and Bull' pub (loaded nachos and shepherd's pie)
Dessert time - 'Death By Chocolate' - chocolate mudcake surrounded by chocolate mousse topped with chocolate ice-cream, whipped cream, chocolate sauce and a strawberry on top - yummmm! 😃
Scenery on the way up to Port Douglas
Palm trees in Port Douglas
Coconuts
Dad in front of lighthouse in a park in Port Douglas
Me on a beach in Port Douglas
Dad taking in the view from a lookout in Port Douglas
These trees are so pretty
The marina in Port Douglas
Old lighthouse in Port Douglas (front and back)
Christmas banners which were hung along the main street (the pictures on them were drawn by local primary school children)
On the drive back to Cairns, we stopped at this area which had a bunch of rock formationss (like inukshuks) - they have been stacked by people and when they get knocked down by the high tide or a storm, people come in and rebuild them
Yesterday was not a fun day - I woke up in the morning with not being able to lift up my left arm and so we went to a chemist (pharmacy) to see what the pharmacist would recommend I do until I could get in and see a physiotherapist back home. After I told him what my symptoms were, he suggested I get an ice pack to take down the swelling, Advil as an anti-inflammatory and a sling to hold my arm still. They all help for sure, but it's still a dull ache so I am hoping my physiotherapist will be able to tell me what's going on when I go for an appointment tomorrow
We arrived home this evening and I can honestly say "it's nice to be home" - we have been travelling so much in the past six months, that it's nice to be able to just come home to familiar surroundings and relax for a bit.
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