Day in Cairns

After a day on the reef and a 11 hour tour planned for Wednesday, we decided to have a leisurely day exploring Cairns.

We went to the Cairns Central Mall where we took our time checking out the various stores. The bookstore, Australia Geographic, and the aboriginal shops were particularly interesting. As Australia is heading into fall, the clothing in the stores are in fall like colors and there are sweaters on the racks. Hard to imagine needing a sweater when it is 36c outside.

Unexpectedly the weather changed from hot and humid to rainy and humid. There were thunder and heavy downpours which put a damper on walking outside. So we decided we would go see a movie. Interestingly, the movies started at 10:15 a.m. and started again around 3:30 p.m. Once we learnt that the 3D version of the movie would cost $22 per person and popcorn and a drink would be another $15, we decided to go fo a nice steak dinner instead.

We headed to the Esplande to watch the sunset only to see that the better spot was the mall we’d left earlier in the day. We did see lorikeets and patiently waited for some to settle in the trees where I was able to get a photo.