Port Douglas Estuary...crocodiles and all!
The Lady Douglas
08.02.08: We stowed a couple bags in the Sydney airport and flew on a three hour Jet Star airlines flight up to Cairns. Getting off the plane….ahhhhhh!! We were back near the rainforest and it was warm and humid again! After finally locating our shuttle, we left for an hour’s drive up to Port Douglas for the next six days. By the time we got there, it was pretty late. We found a menu for “takeaway delivery” and ordered ribs and chicken wings for dinner. It was pretty good. But, the restaurant ran out of corn so just didn’t include it. And, the side of salad, supposedly enough to feed a family of four, could have fed just one of us, despite a rather pricey bill. Then again, everything in Australia seems to be pricey so far! I suppose I could have been cranky and hungry, but they heard an earful from me…
The next morning, we decided to start planning what we wanted to do. With six days and everything we wanted to do, we could have spent at least a few weeks there instead. (So be prepared to read a lot below!) Still, we booked five tours through the owners of Tropical Nights, a small complex of town homes that we were staying at. The place itself was quaint but nothing spectacular. But, we were very impressed with Peta and Alan’s hospitality and friendliness. Although, we haven’t met anyone less friendly and polite as they are (with the exception of a few taxi drivers). Later that day, we walked into town, got the opportunity to stroll through their Sunday market where they sold handmade crafts and fruits/veggies, and then got some groceries for the week. Then later, we walked back into town again for tour #1, a sunset cruise on an old fashioned steam wheel boat called The Lady Douglas. The cruise went down through the estuaries, where the main attraction was spotting crocodiles. We had fun snapping off pictures of the few that we saw as well as just the cruising itself.
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