Yes it poured all night and there was a slight and intermittent drizzle up here in the mountain during the day, however we all went to Cairns - our separate ways.
Rob and Ruth: found our way to the CBA and picked up my debit card which we had organised from Mt Isa to be sent over-- the other one was rejected whilst paying for the diesel at Mt Isa (out of date).
Then it was down to the Esplanade and find the Information Centre to get some info on Cape York but didn't get any more than we already had. However they pointed us in the right direction to find the Regional Art Centre, which was a little disappointing and the items in their shop very expensive.
Then across to the Pier Centre, what a big shock it turned out to be. When we were here about 12 years ago it was a new vibrant centre full of people and upmarket shops but now was dark with an absence of people and only a few uninteresting shops, although there were restaurants along the board walk.
Sushi for lunch then back to the car where the navigator fell asleep (had a very sleepless last night) so it was back up the mountain.
I thought I would follow the signs to Barron River Falls lookout as we came into Kurandra, and whilst the navigator slept, I took the board walk to the lookout only to find out it was the same lookout we stopped at yesterday on the train!!!!
Barry and Sandra: straight to the Telstra shop were the errant iPad was resurrected by reloading Gmail and the last 15 emails suddenly appeared. Then a visit to Cairns Central shopping centre, a visit to Rays Outdoors for a gas fitting, fish and chips at the pub, then a drive down to Yorkies Knob to see if it had changed since they were last there as part of an ocean cruise. Baz and Sandy went to the same lookout as I did but managed to get a photo of a train coming into the siding.
Ian and Lorraine: at the time of writing no sign of them. Police will be called if they haven't returned after the pubs close. Whoops !!!!!! they have just driven in.
They went to the casino for lunch: 3 - lamb chops for $14.50 and a rib eye steak for $14.00 and no it wasn't 'seniors day'. More interesting Lorraine went to move the car, thus avoiding a parking ticket, whilst Duds kept on playing the pokies, but there was a communication issue because they both
waited where they were, hoping the other would turn up, which of course didn't happen. Lorraine
eventually found Duds wandering along the Esplanade looking some what non-plussed.
Then it was off to Autobarn for those elusive fittings for the roof rack and a stop at Spotlight for a button for Lorraine's knickers which kept coming undone.
On the way home Lorraine devised a plan to do away with the rather windy mountain road --a bulldozer and many billions of dollars I think she was hoping for. (Every tree and bush here has 'heritage listing' so don't like her chances).
All in all, we had a fruitful day and by the time we got home the sun was shinning.
Until next time.
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