Cairns

Cairns is all about tourism.   Stop at any traffic light in the CBD and all you see are tourists, especially asian, trawling the streets.   You can do the Atherton Tablelands, Mareeba, Barrier Reef, Kuranda Skyrail & Train, Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge and The Daintree from here and we pretty much did it all.   The Cairns waterfront is virtually mudflat type beach.   Luckily they have invested dollars in a very nice swimming lagoon right on the foreshore, manned by lifesavers.   All along this foreshore there are bbqs, playgrounds, sandy beach volleyball courts,  sculptures and outdoor gym  Makes up for the ugliness of the so called beachfront.   All along the Esplanade are souvenir shops and restaurants.   Stayed 3 days at a great caravan park right in the City and then moved over to the Cairns Showgrounds for three days.     This isnt a designated camping area but there was a Hot Rod Show and Swap Meet on this Sunday so we got in touch with the organisers and asked if we could camp up for a few nights to enable us to stay in Cairns and do the Show.  They didnt mind.  Rick got himself some stuff for the Ute and the Chevy so he was happy.    It rained on and off which was disappointing for the organisers but we had a great day.      Happy to be heading down South now for a little bit and then going out West, I think.   Will decide in the next few days where we actually go, no real plan.

Same as ours