Thanks to the Queen's birthday we had an official bank holiday on Monday the 8th June!! I find it strange how we get it in Australia and not in the UK! so we headed to Palm Cove for the weekend.
We left Sydney on Friday afternoon and flew to Cairns ( 3 hours from Sydney) it was lovely at hot as soon as we stepped of the plane! it was strange to think we had flown for 3 hours and were still in the same country! We got picked up by the hotel and travelled the 30k to Palm Cove where we spent a great 4 nights.
Palm cove is set on a 5km beach with a small road separating the beach from the row of hotels/ restaurants and shops etc....a small place but had a great feel to it!
We were staying at the
Sebal Hotel, was so nice and we were
literally a hop and a jump from the beach!
Our
lovely hotel room
As soon as we arrived we checked out the hotel and then headed along the front where we came across quite a lively bar so we stopped for a bite to eat and a wine or 2!!
Me with my very large chicken
skewer!!
Ali enjoying a steak and cold
schooner ( you
don't get pints here!!)
Me relaxing on our swing seat the next morning
Ali outside the front of our hotel!
After breakfast we would have a walk along the beach following by a swim as the sea was always so warm...
The beach sign could put you off!!
The beach was about 5km long and always so quiet
Not a soul in sight
Our hotel peaking though the palm trees
Then we would head back to the hotel to relax by the pool
Via the bar of trust! it was great....
The hotel had 3 swimming pool, hard to choose!
Who's that in the corner!!
It Ali reading his book!!
On the Sunday there was little market stalls set up along the closed off street, mostly art work for sale....some really nice pieces!
Me at the start of the markets
The food we had over the whole trip was just amazing.....so we had to take some snaps!!
My yum ay fruit salad
Ali with his salmon omelet, he had it 3 times!!
Our favourite time of the day was cocktail hour at a little
Italian cafe.....me enjoying a watermelon martini!
and some antipasto!
Every night the sky would turn this pink colour when the sun would set
Ali relaxing on the swing!
The view from our hotel room!
Ali took his new camera so there was about 50 photos of this butterfly...so chose the best 2!
very pretty!
We had such a great time away, proper R&R...just what we needed!
Ali and Murray outside at the BBQ
This photo is so cute! Amelia, Selina, Mo and Clara
This is a 'Tater tot" Casserole, very tasty!
Everyone ready for the feast ahead!
Murray, Ali and me
Mo made her Grandma's Red velvet cake....very impressive!
