THE CAHOONS IN OZ: Port Douglas

I'm just going to let the pictures do the talking here - Part Two consists of Monday and Tuesday of our little holiday! Warning - PICTURE OVERLOAD!

MONDAY

Our days in Port Douglas generally followed the same pattern - wake up and eat breakfast, then walk around town a bit and play at the park, followed by Charlie having a nap, after which we would spend the afternoon at the beach. Pretty relaxing!

Tropical breakfast! Yum!

Charlie loved this little table on our patio and would try and eat out here at every opportunity!

Monday we walked down to the Marina so Charlie could check out some boats up close! He was pretty excited and even dressed up in his anchor shirt for the occasion!

Cute guys

I think by this point Charlie was all boated out

St. Mary's by the Sea

30 Weeks

This cute little church has the best location! So picturesque

Charlie loves to swing!

Especially if you swing beside him!

circle of plan trees park - I never got a full picture of it, but it's actually a cool boat shaped park

After playing at the park we headed up to the lookout! It was really steep and Charlie did well, not even wanting to go in the stroller! And he insisted on carrying the water (part way at least!)

Little hiker

Apparently there is a little lighthouse in P.D which I never knew existed last time I was here!

Family picture at the lookout!

4 Mile Beach - I love this place! Although last time I was here there weren't all these houses just under the lookout...

Don't be fooled by the deadly jellyfish and threat of saltwater crocs! It's a lovely place to swim!

Luckily the PD Motel is just a short walk from the beach!

Along to the left there were bananas and guavas growing - so tropical!

Ending off the night right with a walk around town and some gelato! Charlie was in heaven with the gelato - it was his first time trying it and he approved! (Andrew on the other hand not so much - it wasn't authentic "Italian" gelato like he was hoping for...!)

Walking around town Charlie loved going on Andrews shoulders and trying to reach and touch all the signs! Great entertainment... also, he learned about money on this trip and I would sometimes give him 50 cent pieces (because they're so big and he couldn't choke on them) Anyways... he would always stick his money places and lose it! So a few times when we were out on these walks he would go up to people and say "money!" Not sure if he was asking them for money or he was telling them he lost his money.... it was so funny though! The people thought so to and we would always joke that we'd taught him well.... (to beg for money)

TUESDAY

Tuesday we rented a car and drove to Mossman Gorge. I remember thinking this place was super cool back when I was here before. Unfortunately due to all the rain we couldn't swim, but it was still a fun hike!

Charlie was scared of this suspension bridge! It was so wiggly!

He often waves in pictures - so cute!

This kid was SUCH a good hiker! He does really well on uneven surfaces and knows when to ask for help - otherwise he just does it on his own! Out of the 3-4km we hiked he probably did at least 1.5 which is good I think!

And again with the touching of high up things! He just loves it. We felt really bad though - one time while Charlie was up on Andrews shoulders he hit his head on a vine or a branch or something... there wasn't really much there, but he started crying for a bit and only later we found a little cut and blood on his head! So sad...