Beautiful. It really is so pretty up here. Even with a fair amount of rain, it is still beautiful. Our first day we tried to do a lot but actually, super cool, there was an Ironman taking place! The only downside to this was that roads were closed, and all around the city were detours. We tried to go to Port Douglas but about a quarter of a way there the road was closed so we turned back around and instead walked around town and went to the night market. The night market was really cool with lots of cheap stuff and knickknacks. We just wondered around and then tried some famous crepes that were SO YUMMY! We got mixed fruit with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. They had kiwis, peaches, bananas, and strawberries mmm..
The next day we woke up at 6am and headed to Green Island on a big, fast boat at 8:30. It was so stinking early but really wonderful. Makenna’s dad was there in 1966 so he insisted that we should see it and it was really the first chance I got to feel like I am on vacation. Beautiful, clear waters where you can see when it turns shallow and has reef below. After a 45 minute cruise, we arrived and got on a small glass bottom boat tour. There were two boats, one for Japanese and one in English. The staff did not articulate this very well, so Kenna and I nearly ended up on the Japanese one.. oops. The tour was a short 20 minutes but was really awesome. We got to see all the coral, massive clams, as well as loads of fish and other reefy things. The tour guide was pretty funny and made clever remarks that at least Makenna and I enjoyed. Once back on the ground we walked around the little island in about an hour and then returned to Cairns.
Once back we quickly got back into the car and re-tried our drive to Port Douglas. We got there, walked around and got the BEST chicken schnitzel sandwich ever since we were starving. That is probably the most memorable part of the place but of course it was beautiful and more then anything the drive was great. Once we were done there, we drove back to Cairns so Makenna could say goodbye to all her friends she made before we drove to Mission Beach. The rain was pretty bad on our drive and we drove pretty slow most of the way to be safe. Since I had yet to try driving on the left side, Makenna was the driver for this part and after about an hour she was ready to throw in the towel. We stopped and got some food and almost camped in some random town, but after a quick google, our free camping spot was only a half hour away so we stuck it out and got to Mission Beach. The turnoff road to our campsite was called Murdering Point which gave us a giggle and we pulled into a boat launch parking lot and called it good. It was still down pouring and we pretty quickly half ass made our camping bed in the back and passed out by 10:30 pm.
We woke up super early AGAIN and got on the road by 9 partially to avoid any ranger coming to try and make us pay... but also because we wanted to get going. Windy morning with lots of clouds, but I decided there was no day like today to try and drive for the first time on the left side. :) I wanted to avoid another night like last night where if the weather is bad I can feel confident driving as well. The drive to Townsville was supposed to be four hours but there was tons of construction so it took a bit longer. We got here though and went straight to the beach while we waited for Kenna's friends to finish their errands. I FINALLY SWAM!!! It is actually my first Australian swim. It was great, started a bit chilly but nothing in comparison to what I am used to. We laid out until we heard from them, had a nice nap and then met up with Sarah and Adam at their new apartment. It is actually a huge place and super nice, comes furnished and already feels very homey. They are amazing people. I knew this already from everything I have heard about them over the years but spending time with them today has been awesome. They made us a delicious homemade dinner (very English) and have been so so welcoming. We got hot showers, our own bedroom and a place to charge everything. Tomorrow we have more fun things planned and I will do my best to keep this current. <3 span="">
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