Our kids have flown the nest and now its our time to travel throughout the beautiful country we were born and had the privilege of growing up in, and see and explore places we have never been. Australia has to be the best country on the planet – its a big place and in our breaks from work we want to see as much as we can!
Barbados Port Douglas is the ultimate place to chill! If you have limited time in Port Douglas then Barbados is the place you must visit. Barbados is situated on the marina and as soon as you look in its direction it invites you into the relaxing environment. There are day beds, lounges, and wooden stools and tables all … Read more
Our last day in Port Douglas It had been raining overnight and the sky was overcast. We thought we would walk down to the marina and watch the boats go out to the reef. We then had a coffee overlooking the marina. While we were there we heard the toot of the train. We had a … Read more
Port Douglas markets The Port Douglas markets are on every Sunday. The stalls range from handle made stuff, photography prints, imported jewellery and alternative. There was a crazy banana man, coconut juice, mango ice-cream and a few fruit and vegetable produce stalls. Don’t expect much in the way of food offerings. We couldn’t find any … Read more
Wildlife Habitat, Port Douglas The shuttle bus is available for short trips within Port Douglas. Wildlife habitat is a short shuttle bus trip from Shantara and cost us 5$ each way. We waited about 2 minutes at the bus stop up the road and a short time later arrived at Wildlife Habitat. We had heard … Read more
Shantara Resort is adults only You won’t find noisy children splashing in the pool at any time of the day at Shantara. Its not that we don’t like children… we just don’t like the noise they make in a pool on holidays. This resort is strictly couples only. We love this place (ok because there … Read more
Port Douglas Lookout There is a lookout over Port Douglas that is well worth the effort to get to. We had seen photos of the view and found out that it’s a 15 minute walk from the bottom to the top. Flagstaff Hill Lookout Port Douglas – Magnificent view of four mile beach. In total … Read more
Melbourne Airport Car Park We set off early to allow plenty of time to get to Tullamarine airport. Got to the long term car park and made our way to the terminal. It was a chilli 5 degrees and we were dressed lightly for our warmer weather later on in the day. Happy to be a … Read more
Our first holiday was to Port Douglas in 2015. It was to celebrate me turning 50 and an excuse to escape from a cold winter in Melbourne. We stayed for 5 nights in the Shantara Resort in a 1st floor apartment overlooking their stunning tropical landscaped pool. It really was our first holiday just by … Read more
To Paraburdoo via Tom Price We slept soundly on our last night in Karajini National Park. David could hardly move as he tried to get out of the tent. His back was stuffed from falling on his bum twice on our gorge adventures the day before. We had breakfast, packed up and headed on our … Read more
Conquering Kermits Pool and Circular Pool in one day This ended up being a challenging day both physically and mentally for both David and I. We innocently set off on a day that begun by dropping by an outlook and viewing the vast magnificent surroundings. David on arthritic and other drugs that upset his balance and … Read more
Slight detour for swim in Hamersley Gorge, Karijini National Park. From the car park you could see the vastness of the beautiful surroundings. We packed some water bottles and a backpack with some lunch and headed down the rock steps towards the bottom of the gorge. Once safely at the bottom we got ready for a swim. We floated … Read more