Cape Trip – 12 – 14th July
We checked in to the Sebel Reef House and Spa on Sunday. Our room is fantastic! We have “ocean glimpses” and it was a bargain on Wotif.
- View from our room
- Glen testing out the bed
- View of the pool from our room
- Dog getting in on the act
On Sunday after we checked in, we went for a walk down the beach and wandered down the esplanade. It is a really touristy spot and if you plan on using the campground, book in early. It’s pretty busy. Most of the restaurants / eateries charge approx $30-$40 for a main meal, so if you want to do Palm Cove on the cheap, get an apartment rather than a room like ours (as awesome as it is). Mind you, honestly, every meal that we have had here has been fantastic! The banana pancakes from the Sebel’s restuarant were devine.
Monday we did the tourist thing that you’ve got to do when you’re up this way – Kuranda. We were picked up from the Sebel by bus (at 7:10am) and we caught the train up to Kuranda.
- Dog on the Bus
- Dog at the Museum at Freshwater Station
- Dog on the Train
We had 3.5 hours to do what ever we wanted while in Kuranda. I actually got Glen to come with me to the markets (and I bought a dress – two ground breaking moments in a day!)
- Dog at Kuranda
We also got some pistachio nut bobbleheads…
- Dog with Pistachio Nut friends
We caught the Skyrail back. I can honestly say that getting off at all the stops is worth it. Take a wander to the lookouts and look at all the stuff they’ve set up for you. At Red Peak, wait for the Ranger to do the guided walk, the info that you get is really interesting.
- Dog on Skyrail
- Glen and Dog check out Barron Falls
When we got back to the room, we were both pretty tired. We watched “Love the Beast” with Eric Bana. After we watched the movie, we went to go get some dinner. We were going to go to Clifton Beach to get Fish & Chips. When we got in the car, I said to Glen, where did you put the aerial?
Glen’s response “F*ck!” Our aerial had been stolen from our car. I went to reception to see if / what they could do… not much; they gave me the Smithfield Police phone number. I called them and the number rang out. We called Suncorp, and there was nothing they could do – our excess was more than the aerial. Glen was furious!!!
We had a pretty restless night as we have our tent (Oztent’s 30 second tent), gazebo, spare tires and other good stuff stored on the outside of the car. Glen was doing multiple trips to the car to check on it. Hamish, the employee that checked us in, caught up with Glen near the car and had a good long chat with him. Very much a fate thing. Hamish actually works in the restuarant here and was taking out the rubbish when he saw Glen. Hamish reckons that it could’ve been the local kids… grrrr…
Tuesday involved chasing an aerial. Obviously, this event has really dampened our holiday mood and has jaded our thoughts on the people around here. We ended up getting the aerial from Dick Smith. $198… bugger…
When we got back, the Sebel’s Maintenance guys hooked up a hose for Glen and I to us to fill up our 60L water tank. It didn’t take very long to fill. We went for another walk down the beach and esplanade trying to soak it all in.
We went back to the room for a cuppa tea (well that’s me anyway). It wasn’t long before Glen got a call from Scott to say that they had just finished their Skyrail ride and they were on their way to Palm Cove. We met them at the Coles at Clifton Beach to do final shopping (milk, bread, cheese etc).
We’ve just had dinner all together (Garry, Ristan, Luke, Alex, Scott, Glen & I) at the Thai restaurant. We’re meeting at 8am at the Camp Ground at the end of the esplanade to start the actual trip to the Cape… part 2 of our holiday – woot….
Maybe a while til we get coverage again…
NB. Glen and I are no longer embarrassed taking Dog with us placing and setting him up. We’ve actually turned into entertainment for other tourists, pointing and talking to us. The pistachio nut photo was pretty amuzing. People were taking photos of me setting up the photo – lol!