5:30am alarm clock. Auch! Don't you know we are supposed to be on holiday! A couple of in-flight movies later we arrived in Cairns, Australia, but not before catching a glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef from the airplane window. A great big turqouise fried egg in the middle of an emerald green sea and sparkling white sandy beaches. Can't wait for our snorkeling trip there tomorrow! Watch this space for what will likely be an explosion of colour, wildlife and coral. More on that hopefully in tomorrow's blog.
In the meantime, we have stocked up on sun lotion, cheap beach towels and new swimwear (for Harri) and a very useful (not) black & white long dress for me. We had a peaceful walk down the Esplanade, admired the bunch of people swimming in the (man-made, inland) lagoon and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon at the hotel bar, working our way through the drinks (beer) menu. Finished up with a beautiful steak, best so far.
By the way, thanks to Harri's Hilton/Amex points we are enjoying all sorts of luxuries in this hotel - we have a room with a view overlooking some water & boats, could see extremely colorful lori parakeets from our balcony (very colorful) and enjoyed a glass of complimentary wine & snacks in the sunset. What a life!
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