Port Douglas Qld July 30th 2023

 Port Douglas Qld July 30th 2023

A photo shoot kind of blog today....

The original Parkrun on the Esplanade in Cairns. My fourth attendance. Tried for  a PB but fell 2 minutes short. The course is different from the first visits and is quite a good track. Cairns Qld

Palms at Palm Cove, northernmost part of Cairns. One of Judy's favourite places. 

We saw this string of empty carriages being shunted in as we were pulling into our caravan park. The line used to run right through the park and service the fields further down Mowbray Road. I just loved the early morning sunlight painting highlights on these rusty battered but still very much in used carriages. Glengarry Qld

Kookaburra sitting on the proverbial wire. This is when you wish you had a proper camera with a long lens. Oh well, at least the phone fits in my pocket! Glengarry Qld

Port Douglas Markets. Every Sunday whether they need them or not. Port Douglas Qld

Unusual rear view of the Sugar Shed. Built in 1905 to house the sugar coming in from the Mossman Central sugar mill, the cane train ran right out onto the wharf. Closed in 1958 when Cairns took over as a deep sea port. Ben Cropp had a museum there for some time, but now it is the most popular wedding reception venue in Far North Queensland. I took the shot while I was at the markets. Just something about the light and the symmetry. It just appealed to me

Wonga Beach, north of Mossman. Probably the pick of the beaches up this way.

You could hear the rust eating away you drove by. It's a Ford Customline ute, would be worth something if there were anything left of it. Daintree Qld

Distant waterfall, no idea what it's called. Mossman Qld