Monday 20th September 2021
Lake Placid Rainforest Retreat which is really just another caravan park with a fancy name was so peaceful and quiet last night except for the Curlews. It was one of my best night’s sleep in ages. We decided we would stay for an extra 2 nights as we have never been to Cairns and we have put the brakes on a little. Just learning to take it easy a bit instead of going 100mph all day every day. Yay!

We had a lovely swim in the Tobruk Memorial Pool at Cairns, which was a lovely facility. It had an outdoor heated 25 and 50m pool, and indoor heated 25m pool, a wave rider pool and trampolines. It was amazing and it only cost $3.05 each for entry. Wow!

We then enjoyed a nice lunch in the park and then walked the foreshore to the Marina and then back through the town centre. The foreshore was beautifully appointed parks/playgrounds along the way, beautiful green grass, a boardwalk and a cycle/walking track, a free unfenced swimming pool and recreation area, sand volleyball courts, skate park and many, many restaurants. There is a few people about walking the foreshore but the town centre is terribly quiet considering it is school holidays. Many of the shops have closed down and are for lease and many of the restaurants were empty. They are really feeling the effects of the pandemic lockdowns and border closures. It is very sad to see.

We enjoyed a lovely quiet day in Cairns which was a very clean and tidy town

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