On a more positive note than my last journal - and I have been once again in Cairns and had a lovely walk along the esplanade and down at the marina...I trust you will enjoy the results, especially the series on the dear little dutch replica sailing vessel the Duyfken. (Little Dove)
Next day my daughter and son in law took me up to Behana Gorge where the creek was still running high after recent rains. The usual swimming hole was rather fast flowing and threatened to drag us over the falls and into the rapids. Not a good idea! So we went down further and there was a lovely clear green pool where we could swim in more safety.
I looked up stream only to see a bunch of six intrepid kayakers about to run the gamut of falls and rapids. They called me to come take photos and I rock hopped madly to keep up with their crazy downhill ride. They were really adrenalin junkies and my heart was in my mouth watching them...hairy stuff indeed. I shall post the images in due course.
Mia was having a lovely nude swim and she told me her boyfriend calls her Nora the nude explorer! Rather appropriate. And how lucky we are to have such unbridled freedom with no onlookers or tourists to take away from the pristine isolation of the place. It is almost one hours walk with some steeper pinches to get there anyway which precludes the worst of the hoi polloi...
Except for those determined kayakers who were safely occupied downstream..
And one more thing..my eldest daughter is with child! This is happy news for me indeed. Her babe is expected only ten days after her graduation from honours psychology next April. Double accolades, for sure!
Cheers my friends, I hope you enjoy my latest offerings and all is well in your life.