Cairns, Qld

Saw the sun rise for the first time today and we are about to dock in Cairns. Here the rain forest is right to the ocean and there are lots of mangroves. Looking down on the city early in the morning, it is an interesting mix of the old and new. Not as many high rise buildings as I expected for this tourism hotspot. You don’t have to go far out of the city before the sugar cane fields begin.Read more