Cairns First List
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 22 Jun 2016 22:57
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First Shopping Expedition,
Cairns
 Bear went off early this morning to
ablute, rushing back all excited as he had seen a cruise
ship coming down the channel. Off he went with the camera and I’m rather
proud of his efforts, considering flare, the bright sunshine and only using the
point and shoot.
 Coming toward the last
green marker.
 She’s P+O.
 Crossing the end
of the marina.
 The Pacific
Aria was built for the Holland America Line in 1994 as the
Ryndam by Fincantieri of Italy. She transferred to P+O in November
2015, registered in London and renamed. Her length 219 metres, beam 31 metres.
draught 7.71 metres. Gross tonnage 55,820, maximum speed 20 knots. She carries
1500 guests on nine decks.
  Bear came back having taken a picture
of Beez with her new neighbour Maloo – we
left Mourilyan Harbour just before and arrived at Fitzroy Island just after her.
The space to our right is empty for a couple of days as El Gato has
gone up river to be hauled so she can have her bottom rubbed. We look forward to
seeing her return. Bear’s last shot was of two little chaps
sunbathing.
 At half eleven we set off clutching
our first shopping list. Hybreasail had just pulled in (also on the
rally), we chatted for a while and then we bimbled along the boardwalk. Pacific Aria is in until tomorrow evening, safely
tucked up for now. We found the Tourist Information Office and booked our joint
birthday presents to each other – the rail/skyway to and from Kuranda on Friday,
that gives the passengers all chance to do it tomorrow.......
 En route to the shopping centre we saw
‘Tropical Queensland’ on a car number plate, we keep
forgetting we are back above the Tropic of Capricorn.
 We stopped to admire a fallen flower from a tree.
  We spent a long time bimbling around
the humungous mall, treating ourselves to KFC for
lunch – won’t need that again, the chips had strange salt and it was a bit soggy
but the chicken was nice and moist though. We gathered all sorts of bits and
bobs from the huge K Mart then we had a good poke around the Japanese equivalent
of the pound shop to collect some bits for the Indonesian children, footballs
are very unwieldy creatures to carry tied to our biggest Ikea bag. Last shop was
Woolworths to get stuff we can’t get in Coles – big list for Sunday. Result,
Bear pulling the cart with three chocker-full-up-folding-crates, the cool bag on
top and strapped to the front a big yellow breadboard that I will convert into a
sun shade for his IPad. I had to stop once when my thumb went navy blue, Ikea
bag, carrier bag and shoulder bag had been arguing.
 Never so pleased to see Beez, Gin and Michael waiting, what a wonderful
surprise. We had a sherbet on board before they set off for Hybreasail to watch
the football. NSW play Queensland. We fought the shopping and by eight we were
standing under a much needed shower. Poor feet have taken a pounding, yet
again.
ALL IN ALL VERY
FRUITFUL
GOOD LONG TROT AND MUCH
ACHIEVED |