Cairns lagoon

It appears every town now has to have a lagoon. Where I come from a lagoon is a muddy, reedy pool of semi stagnant water with a stinky muddy bottom. Never have I seen a clear weed free chlorinated man-made creation that would qualify to be called or thought of as a lagoon.

The posh call these things infinity pools but even that stretches the imagination a little. Infinity here is the muddy basin out to the sea that originally was a mangrove swamp. The more it costs the better. The tourists seem to like it though. There were lots of people there even in this relatively cool weather.

Of course these days you need to be connected no matter what. Telstra has kindly jumped in with dozens of free wifi spots every few dozens of meters. Not sure who pays for all this but the bill will be high.

On the brighter side though, if you have children this would be a major godsend. You can drop in here with a gallon of sunscreen and let them enjoy a great time in the pool.Read more