Cute.

I thought this window display was great in what appears to be a bit of a failed shopping centre very close to the park we stayed at.

Maybe the centre has failed because management decided to put the smoking area (the concrete pad here) in front of the Baker and Butcher.

Cairns.

We waited until 17:00 on Saturday to slip out and see some of downtown Cairns, after a bit of pointless driving it was plainly clear that it isn't possible to park anywhere near the water so I pulled up here at Cairns Central because I could park. Of course the place was closing which would explain the parking spots but neither of us were capable of walking far, with Olivia hurting far more than me, at least the stop was a change of scenery for us.

I left Olivia to sit down near to the drug addicts who had just finished work and needed a hit from their expensive cigarettes, while I hobbled 100 metres up the road to the next intersection and back.
Here a family take their daughter for a meal at Fasta Pasta while demonstrating to her that it's perfectly acceptable to ignore the red don't walk sign. Jimmy often gets funny looks when walking because he always waits for the green man.

A lovely mural on the Telstra building, typically however a graffiti vandal has defaced it.

Cock & Bull.

This giant Captain Cook statue has been here for a long time but it seems the businesses behind it have faded away and done, hopefully something new will rise from the ground as it's rather iconic.

The Easter moon.

Asian food store.

I saw three Asian shops during our Cairns trip, this one was quite a busy one but it's win-win for us, Olivia gets to see some familiar stuff, and I get to eat it.

A mixed marriage has some definite benefits as Jimmy would be quite lost trying to shop here.

Nice day for it.

We spotted a couple of quiet aircraft (the nicest kind) floating about on drive back down the Captain Cook Highway at Rex lookout.

The breeze must flow up the hill at water's edge here and help to to stay aloft in a relaxing manner.

Here I am in what seems my usual stance these days.

Olivia was having fun too.
This little spectacle made for quite a refreshing stop.

I passed.

I was caught in a random breath test when leaving Port Douglas, The Constable muttered a name I didn't take any notice of, and said a speech by rote that meant nothing but not wishing to embarrass myself by asking for a repeat when he pointed a tube near me I just blew into it until he said stop.
Then he asked if I had my licence with me, here I offer it to him.

 It seems I must have also passed the attitude test as my teary tale of not drinking because of bleeding in my gut struck a chord of sympathy.

Port Douglas.

I just wanted to mellow out at the waterside rather than get in the way of the yuppies inhabiting the expensive businesses in town, I think it was a good choice as it was quite calming.

Plenty of money here, this boat would cost more than our house.

That's a mighty big boat in the background.

 Churches are a magnet for photos.

A nice comfortable place to sit.

A good place to mellow out. That's a mine behind the memorial, hopefully disarmed but it'd add a lot of excitement if it wasn't.