The Adventure Begins

The lights of Cairns twinkle outside the window as we approach the airport along the northern coastline and soon enough we are tumbling out into the terminal to be greeted by Wendy and Nick. Cairns is humid, hot and raining as usual but a pleasant
change from the coolness of Sydney.

Wendy and Nick are in great spirits and glad to see us after the lead up to the surprise 50th. We grab out bags and head north from ther airport. Wendy has refused to tell us where we will be staying... another surprise... but we trust her good
judgement and sense of the exotic. Twenty mintes later we turn off the narrow Captain Cook Highway at Ellis Beach and soon see the "Princess" hidden in amongst the rainforest. We've arrived at the Ellis Beach Caravan Park but it's pitch black and
we can't see anything... but we can hear the rumbling of the surf and it sounds close by!

Wendy and Nick then lead us towards the pounding surf and a row of cabins which see to be right on the waters edge. Sure enough, we are led to a cabin right on the beach front. Liz is blown away! And to top it off, the staff at the caravan park have left a bottle of bubbly in the 'fridge along with a fruit platter which Wendy made up. What a way to start a holiday!

Wendy has dinner all ready so we sit under the annex at the "Princess" and enjoy a wonderful meal and lots of laughs. Meanwhile the rain falls steadily on the canvas roof and we catch up on two months of news.