Not croc food today, check in tomorrow

Early flight to Cairns and shuttle to Port Douglas this morning. The airline check-in lady called us silly gooses when learning that we’re traveling to Australia during the Canadian summer.

Port Douglas is in the tropical north coast region where all the Aussies come to escape their winter. The resort is great and is a nice change after the bustle of Sydney. Lots of beach time and R&R for the next few days, assuming we avoid the crocs. So far, we’ve had two Aussies we’ve chatted with look us straight in the eyes, without any expression, say “watch out for those crocs. They’re no alligators and no joke”. Apparently they’re all over here, especially the rivers but occasionally the ocean.

Ended the day walking down four mile beach and enjoyed the Australia vs. France quarter-final soccer match on tv with dinner. It’s dead silent all around the resort except the bursts of shouts and celebration when the Matildas scored and eventually won.Read more