The tribe and I spent Christmas week in Port Douglas at a resort called Sea Temple.
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| A really unnecessary naming rock |
I took this rock photo from the bus on our way back out of the resort before we'd even checked in - apparently our 12m long ride was not allowed in the resort as it blocked the entire turning circle.
Jason thought this little indoor pool thing was for paddling and swimming in (a reasonable assumption) but no, it was just another unnecessary feature.
He was quite happy when he found the real pool though..
This was also the spot where he found the 'free' bar. What he thought was free later materialised on the room tab.
Pink lemonades x 112
Coke x 74
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| M + D in the real pool's lazy river |
We spent pretty much our entire time in Port Douglas lazing by this pool and lazy river. Well deserved I think though after the hectic camper ride.
We did venture out onto a couple of day trips.. The first being scuba diving!
You can't drive for 9 days to the barrier reef and not actually go to the barrier reef!
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| Jess equalising |
When I say 'we' scuba dived, what I mean is Jess, Ja, Dad and I scuba dived. Not only did Mum and Jennie back out of the diving and into the snorkelling option (pansies), but they also somehow acquired these woggle things..
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| Mum sporting a 'woggle' |
..if these are not the matching tracksuits of swimming attire then I don't know what is! SO embarrassing.
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| Our boat! |
We also ventured into Mossman Gorge and up to Cape Tribulation.
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| Cape Tribulation Beach. |
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| A lagoon thing we found when we ventured into the forest |
This is the lagoon Jason and Jess found a 'sheep's scull' in. Since the largest animal found in the Australian forest is a tree kangaroo, the 'sheep's scull' is slightly worrying. It also worried our tour guide, who had an answer for absolutely anything you could ask him. (Besides where the 'sheep's scull' came from). We know this because Mum and I tested it intensely. 'What is this flower? How many trees are in this forest? How old is this tree? Where does this water come from?'. To be fair, I think our tour guide loved having people so amazed by what he was showing us!
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| A view from the forest! |
Included in our day was croc hunting!!
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| Jess looking for crocs |
'Yeaaah maybe we won't see any crocs today 'cause it's so hot. They'll all be hanging out under the bushes, playing on their iPhones, 'snap-chatting', you know..'
- Quote of our laid back boat operator/prime croc spotter. What a joker.
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| If you look closely in the middle you can see the head of a croc! |
It was the most 'unchristmasy', yet probably one of the best, christmas times I've ever experienced.
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| Christmas Day! |
There was no snow (fortunately Port Douglas hasn't jumped on board the rest of Austrlalia's ridiculous habit of putting fake snow and snowmen everywhere). There was no cheesy christmas music. And there was no Christmas jumpers. Mum did have a Christmas T-Shirt, but she forgot to wear it so wore it boxing day.
There was however a giant pool and cocktail bar, so I'm still not sure whether I was really happy or really sad.
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| Jennie/Dad winning no crackers. Jess and I winning both hands. Normally Dad is the one winning everything and anything (games, quizes, races etc not sure how but it's a fact - he does. Well.. he DID.. I guess the tables have eventually turned!) |
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| Barrier Reef |
On our flight back to SYD, we saw the reef from a very different perspective! How incredible is this!
The last week of our holidays will be in another post because it's bedtime and I have a triathlon in the morning.. Wahoooo!
I'll leave this photo of the pool that the boys and I spent the day at today. Look at the view. I love my job!
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