Leaving On A Jet Plane !

A Day out at "The Port"

Last Sunday we went what the locals call "up to the Port", the Port in question being Port Douglas, one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The road up to the Port is a winding road through pristine World Heritage Rainforest, giving glimpses through the forests of the azure blue seas and then breathtaking vistas as the road clings to the cliffs. Apparently they have numerous accidents when tourists literally stop and stare just round the bends in the road !

Half way is Ellis Beach where people go hand gliding. They stand next to you and almost just jump up in the air and the wind does the rest !

We had a walk around the stalls near the centre, went for a picnic on the grass nearby fringed with palm trees and made friends with a lovely staffie called Jed (who the locals seemed to think was lost and the kids wanted to take home!) and then took a walk along 4 Mile Beach, the kids collecting coconuts that had fallen from the Coconut Palms lining the shore as the sun went down. Pretty idyllic I must say !

Can't wait to get up there at dawn during the "golden hour" for some pics (the locations of classic shots done by the likes of Peter Lik etc.)

Here are the pics: http://cadmonkeyphotographic.smugmug.com/gallery/2761894#146925431