Category: 2019 FNQ

This was a day of ‘choose your own adventure’. There was early movement because Emily, Nick, Harry, and Ben needed to be away by 7:00 am to board for their 8:00 am trip to the outer reef. Gutkes were able to sleep a little longer because their cruise to Green Island did not leave until closer to 10:00 am. Lucas...

As late as breakfast this morning there was negotiation of arrangement for our excursion to Kuranda today. We had discussed it last night but some were already asleep by then and we needed to be sure who was doing what. Majella and I had decided to go up by cable car and back on the train. Callum had agreed to...

Jane had planned an 8:00 am start for our day on the Atherton Tableland. That would allow us to take the first boat ride on Lake Barrine and then go on for a full day. Everyone managed to get away on time or close enough. Most of the others needed to stop for fuel so Majella and I with Emily...

Jane’s official itinerary listed a 9:00 am departure for Babinda and the Boulders but in deference to Emily’s desire to visit the markets an optional excursion for breakfast had been added. The Esplanade Markets operate from 8:00 am on Saturday so there was time to look, eat, and still make our scheduled departure. Majella and I set off a little...

We did not hurry ourselves this morning. We ate breakfast of muesli and yoghurt with coffee in our motel room, cleaned up, packed, and loaded the car. We were on the road by 8:30 am nad heading for Garradunga to see the famous pub on our way north. We paused there for a photograph and then headed on toward Cairns....

We both slept well and did not hurry out because breakfast at the Queens Hotel did not begin until 8:00 am. We were there soon after that and both opted for coffees with fruit salad and a side of granola as distinct from another menu item, granola with a side of fruit salad. Our meals took a while to arrive,...