With more rain in the forecast we opted for a change of scenery today and headed away from the regular tourist things, deciding we would start the day with a trip to the cinema. Now ... I'm going to digress for a moment. Way back when Covid-19 was still referred to as the coronavirus and … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 6 Thur 20 May 2021
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Cairns, Queensland day 5 Wed 19 May 2021
On offer today was the second of the day trips included in our holiday package, once again, on water. This time, the catamaran would take us only as far as Green Island fifty minutes out, and deposit us there for our "Discovery Tour". Green Island is a very small ancient coral cay, surrounded by reef, … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 5 Wed 19 May 2021
Cairns, Queensland day 4 Tue 18 May 2021
With a free day in the schedule we kicked off with a simple eggs-on-toast breakfast at a café attached to the Cairns Art Gallery, and then, suitably coffee fortified, headed inside this restored 1936 government building. Source: cairnsartgallery.com.au It had just opened an exhibition called Ritual: The Past in the Present, Indigenous North Australian and … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 4 Tue 18 May 2021
The Reluctant Retiree 