Days 65 & 66: Airlie Beach Brandon's claim of "this is awesome" and Micaela's squeals of delight reaffirmed my feeling that I had chosen the correct activity for us to do today. Before I write about today's exciting time I had better catch up on yesterday. We didn't do too much. It was fathers day so the kids took great delight in giving Daddy his presents and cards. There was no breakfast in bed though as we wanted to get underway to our next destinatio...

Day 64: Mission Beach to Townsville It was difficult to leave such a beautiful location as Mission Beach. We begrudgingly packed up and departed but not before we caught up with the owners Bob and Janine and once again thanked them for letting us stay. We arrived at Big4 Walkabout Palms Townsville where we were greeted by the friendly owner Mark who keeps himself very busy operating not only the caravan park but the petrol station also. We set up then went fo...

Day 63: Mission Beach I think we are going to find it really difficult to assume our normal lifestyle when we return home. For starters, I really am going to have to get a job and a well paying one at that, as after my gorgeous morning walk along the beach the wanting of a beach house has significantly increased. A little later in the morning I convinced the rest of the family to come for a walk along the beach with me. We tried looking for shells but there w...

Day 62: Cairns to Mission Beach Mum, Bec and Lydia left for home this morning. We are back to being just us again. It was great spending time with them and the kids loved catching up with their cousin. Grandma left the kids some extra spending money so they thought Grandma's visit was awesome. We also departed Cairns Coconut, but not before we indulged in a pancake breakfast put on by the park. The record for most pancakes eaten by one person in a sitting i...

Day 61: Kuranda Our last day in Cairns was spent at the town in the rainforest; Kuranda. We caught the 8.45am scenic railway up to Kuranda. The train trip took about 2 hours with a short stop at Barron Gorge Falls and running historical commentary on the way. Mum came with us today whilst Bec and Lydia went to see the crocodiles at the zoo. After we treated ourselves to some indulgent muffins for morning tea we made our way to Bird World. Darren's aunty and...