Toby had a lie-in. A long lie-in. Apparently he was tired. When he eventually woke up we set off for Lake Eacham. It is one of two volcanic crater lakes about an hour southwest of Cairns, on the...
Toby had a lie-in. A long lie-in. Apparently he was tired. When he eventually woke up we set off for Lake Eacham. It is one of two volcanic crater lakes about an hour southwest of Cairns, on the...
One of the things on Ali’s list for Australia was to see some proper rainforest. What better place than to visit the Daintree Forest. This was a couple of hours north of Cairns along the...
Having booked this trip fairly late on last night we were surprised that we could get a hotel pickup the next morning to the Skyway. Bleary eyes we managed to get ready in time for the 9:45 pickup. A...
Cowboy arrived, as Penny predicted, well before the agreed start time of 7am. A quick coffee was drunk and Toby said hello to everyone, and the branding day commenced. Cowboy, his granddaughter...
Penny had a breakfast with her friends arranged. At 8am. Apparently it is the only way to get them all in the same place at one, because of their busy lives! We were invited to join them at one of...
We were up early, packed and tidied. We paid our bills, which included sorting out some confusion over the cost of the high chair and nearly caused us to miss the ferry. Toby napped for most of the...
A leisurely day today. A lie in (including the baby!) then a gentle stroll to the nearby beach of Alma Bay. Toby napped as we strolled waking up just in time for our picnic lunch. It’s a vey...
An early start we were all out of the door by 8am and heading down to the jetty for a half day boat tour of the island with Aquascene. Our guide for the day Adam met us on the jetty and we headed...
The good night’s sleep was not to be, but ho hum. We got up early to try to hire a mini moke to drive around the island. (For the uninitiated, these are silly little open buggies that seem to...
Penny and Eric were off early this morning heading back to the farm. We got up and packed for our stay over at Magnetic Island. A taxi picked us up at 1:30 and took us to the ferry terminal in time...