Saturday 14th August – Thursday 19th August 2021
Well, if you told me we would still be in Port Douglas after 17 days, I wouldn’t have believed you. We have been doing the very unusual holiday style for us.  We have walked, rested, sat by the pool, read books, rested, walked and basically just been taking it easy, oh and DB has done a little bit of work.

On Monday 16th August we checked out of the Oaks, enjoyed an exercise swim at the Mirage Country Club, did some groceries, had some lunch in the park and at about 2pm we were on our way west to Chillagoe. About an hour into the drive we received a call from the Mossman Medical Centre asking if we would like to take up a last minute late cancellation call for David’s Covid injection this afternoon. They were happy for it to take an hour to get there, so we turned around and headed back. After David’s 1st Covid jab we checked back in to The Oaks for 4 nights ($450) to give David time to rest and take it easy.

So we are here in Port Douglas for our 17th day, we are just enjoying the relaxation, David had his birthday on Tuesday with lots of messages from family and friends, and a lovely video call from all the kids and their families. It was lovely to see everyone and great to have a chat with them all.

Today is Arlo’s 7th birthday and we have had a lovely video call with him this morning. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!! We went for a drive this afternoon to the Stewart Creek Valley along the Daintree River. It was a lovely scenic drive through the valley and farmlands. No crocs today either.

We are planning to head on our way from Port Douglas to Chillagoe for a few days tomorrow. Then who knows where we will go. David has his 2nd Covid jab booked here at Mossman on Saturday 11th September, so if we can’t get an appointment where we are heading, when we work that out, we will be back here for the 11th.

We are thinking of you all in your current extended lockdown and hoping you take care and stay safe. We are feeling very lucky to still have relative freedom here in Queensland.

Big hugs and love to you all. Love Fiona and David. xxx