Last week Bronwen and I returned to Melbourne after 8 glorious days in far north Queensland at warm,sunny and very green Port Douglas.
Port Douglas would have to be the closest to what I imagine could be paradise,with its endless amount of tropical plants and palm trees,many fully laden with coconuts,the manicured lawns and gardens and of course its beautiful clear warm waters and sandy beaches and the wonderful back drop of the Rex mountain range
We stayed at a place called “A Tropical Night” where we had a modern 2 story unit with all facilities provided and surrounded by a variety of tropical flora and also a landscaped pool to boot.
The town itself was well serviced ,clean,beautifully treed and relatively quiet considering all the holiday makers shopping, wining and dining.
The cloudless sunny 30* days were spent exploring the beach front market,walking along 4 mile beach,watching the picturesque sunset of an evening from Anzac Park,strolling around town taking in all the atmosphere of the place and out to dinner most nights in the balmy open air restaurants soaking up the ambience.
We hired a car whilst there and that allowed us to venture out to the Daintree forest,Mossman Gorge and many other incidental sights that attract the willing tourist.
It takes about three and a half hours to fly there non stop however it was well worth it.
In conclusion if your looking for a wonderful place to travel to in OZ go this time of year (No stingers for another couple of months) No need to travel overseas to see the beauty we have here!.
Cheers
Ron
Sept 2013