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31st August 2013
Today I changed a few of the photos at the top of the
World Tourer Home page based on
the most popular photos viewed on my
Photos on Panoramio - I have
only been uploading photos to Panoramio for a few weeks and have so
far added just over 400 - amazingly the photos have been viewed
almost 20,000 times. I plan to add more photos but will probably
stop at about 500.
I had been thinking of going to Trinity Beach for the day today but
it is very windy so I will leave it until the wind drops.
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18th August 2013
Today I went on another long walk - this time to Trinity Beach which
is even further towards Cairns than Kewarra Beach (total round trip
about 18 kilometres). Trinity Beach is a great little tourist
location with a nice sheltered beach. I again came back via the
beach and even stopped for a swim at
Palm Cove Beach. The weather here
continues to be wonderful.
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12th August 2013
Yesterday I walked to Kewarra Beach and back - I went down the
Captain Cook Highway on the cycle path/walkway and then onto Kewarra
Beach and came back along the beach to Palm Cove. The beaches of
Palm Cove, Clifton Beach and Kewarra Beach are in fact the same
stretch of beach (about five kilometres long) which runs along the
bay from Taylor Point in the South to Buchan Point in The North.
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8th August 2013
"As Good as it Gets" - The weather today in Palm Cove is fairly close
to perfect - 28 C air temp, 25 C sea temp and 26 C swimming pool
temperature - plus a clear, cloudless sky, low humidity and a gentle
sea breeze - and some people call this winter!
I have moved to an upstairs apartment at Periwinkle which is the same
as the ground floor studio but with a balcony instead of a garden
area. I am planning to stay here for at least the next eighteen
months.
The View From My Balcony
Periwinkle Swimming Pool Area
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4th August 2013
Today I had my first Sunday "long walk" from Palm Cove. I headed
North up the Captain Cook Highway for a couple of kilometres and
then went down onto the beach and walked the length of Ellis Beach.
I was surprised how many people there were on the beach as it was
only about 9 am. I eventually turned back to Palm Cove after going
about nine kilometres which means I covered about eighteen
kilometres over all. I have been feeling fitter and healthier the
last few weeks. After my walk I went for a swim at
Palm Cove Beach.
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3rd August 2013
I am now a resident of Periwinkle
Apartments at Palm Cove. It is good to be near the beach again
as I have really missed that. I have already made two trips (a few
hundred metres walk) to the
beach and the weather has been good.
I also went in the
swimming pool yesterday and the
water is slightly warmer than the
pool at Cairns Gateway Resort.
My studio apartment is on the ground floor of the two level complex
but I am moving upstairs in three days as someone is moving out and
I asked if I could move. The apartments here are slightly larger
(and have a balcony) than those at the Cairns Gateway Resort but the
kitchenette is smaller. At this stage my plan is to stay here for at
least eighteen months and during that time I will not be travelling
much at all (I need a rest) - so my entries here will slow.
The Boardwalk Through The Mangroves to The Beach
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15th July 2013
Yesterday I took another trip up to Palm Cove - This time it was to
have a look at an apartment at Periwinkle Apartments within the
grounds of the Novotel Palm Cove Resort at the Northern end of Palm
Cove. There were not any vacancies but I was still able to have a
look at one of the typical studio apartments. I had a good idea what
to expect as most of the resort studios around Cairns are pretty
much the same - The studio was fine and the area is very quiet and
secluded but still only a few hundred metres from the beach.
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30th June 2013
Today I caught the local bus to Palm Cove and spent the day
investigating the area and laying on the beach. From what I have
seen of the local beaches Palm Cove is by far the best - it has the
best beach and a great village atmosphere. I plan to move to Palm
Cove in August if I can find suitable accommodation.
Palm Cove Beach From The Jetty
Palm Cove Beach Close Up
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19th June 2013
The rain seems to have finally gone and the past few days have been
fine and clear. The swimming pool temperature is still OK but will
probably get a bit chilly over the next month or so.
Gateway Resort Swimming Pool
Replica of "Krys" The Largest Crocodile Ever Shot in Australia
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5th June 2013
Not really anything new as I have been busy - It has been raining
every second day or so which surprised me as I had expected the
weather here to be similar to Darwin at this time of year - In
Darwin for the months of June to August it hardly ever rains.
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