Our flight from Sydney to Cairns took a stop at Brisbane and we were in Cairns by 9:30am. The airport is only 4 miles from the town center where we were, so we were in our apartment soon enough. Stocked up on groceries for the next five days and then went down to the tourist office to plan the missing gaps in our itinerary. We had booked a snorkeling expedition ahead of time, but other than that, we were open to what Cairns had to offer.
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| The Lagoon, Cairns |
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| One of many flying foxes in Cairns |
We had lunch at a Thai restaurant nearby and then we were back home for much needed zzz's, since our flight took off from Sydney at 6am. By evening, we were ready to hit the Esplanade - the ocean facing street - in short, where all the action is. We were headed for the Lagoon, the humongous public swimming pool. On the way, we saw flying foxes/ fruit bats a block from our apartment and it was the first time we had seen them flying free. Only times before were in a zoo, where you could barely see them in the darkened environment. So, flying foxes are an endangered species in the area and there are literally hundreds of them flying around at dusk.
Our evening went by pleasantly in the Lagoon, and because of the varying depths, there is something to do for everyone.
We had dinner in the Night Markets off the Esplanade.
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