After Darwin and the Northern Territory was the northern part of Queensland (QLD) our 2nd destination in Australia. Enjoy few pictures + insights from Cairns and its northern beaches (Machans Beach, Trinity Beach, Palm Cove, Ellis Beach, ...). Then there was a day trip to Kuranda, the Barron River mouth and much more. If you asked me, the most interesting part was probably the photography book from about 1900 i've detected in our historical hotel Lilybank in Stratford (suburb of Cairns) 😃.
Barron Falls at Kuranda
Barron River mouth as seen from the plane
Unlike Darwin or the Kakadu / Nitmiluk NP the region around Cairns was much colder and quite wet even in the dry season, so warm clothes and the umbrella were our every day companions :-). Not only during the rainforest trips but almost always 💧💧.
Our 1st hotel in Cairns, Colonial Club Resort ~ highly recommended :-)
... with effects by Google
hey dear, it's my favourite + also oldest pullover. already more than 22 years old and still fine!
hippie & tourist market in Kuranda
First German food & Beer after after 2 weeks 💃
historical train from Kuranda back to Smithfield / Cairns
Barron river falls again
some other falls beside the railway
back to the center of Cairns
My best friend from the high school moved to Australia some 25-30 years ago. It was nice to see him again 😄.
Few pictures from the northern beaches:
Machans Beach
Machans Beach + Barron River's mouth
Ellis Beach
Palm Cove
Palm Cove
Trinity Beach
Where to eat in Stratford? That's easy, there is a wonderful Thai restaurant ...
Bangkok was on our agenda 10-15 days ago :-)
Our historical hotel Lilybank in Stratford / Cairns
Cairns on our breakfast table at Lilybank :-)
View from the 1st floor at Lilybank
Derwent Vallance's historical photographs
best of all wives 💓
More pictures here.
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