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Postby Booney » Thu May 24, 2012 12:56 pm

10 days in Cairns coming up, cant wait.

Doing a Daintree Canopy swing ride, day on the reef, two nights in Port Douglas.
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Re: FNQ

Postby Dutchy » Fri May 25, 2012 11:41 am

White water rafting is great up there
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Postby Dirko » Fri May 25, 2012 4:40 pm

Do the Cairns-Kuranda train and have a beer in the Barron Falls Hotel....
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Postby Booney » Mon May 28, 2012 10:22 am

Been several times so have done the Kuranda Train / Sky Rail thing.

Doing a reef cruise / dive, sunset cruise with just me and Mrs.Boon and have two days in Cape Trib at the Grand-mother in-laws. A fishing charter with me and Junior one day and a golf day with the brother-in-law too.

Will bring some bugs and muddies home with me for a get together with mates when we get back.
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Re: FNQ

Postby wycbloods » Mon May 28, 2012 11:10 am

Booney wrote:Been several times so have done the Kuranda Train / Sky Rail thing.

Doing a reef cruise / dive, sunset cruise with just me and Mrs.Boon and have two days in Cape Trib at the Grand-mother in-laws. A fishing charter with me and Junior one day and a golf day with the brother-in-law too.

Will bring some bugs and muddies home with me for a get together with mates when we get back.


Cool just give me a buzz when you get back. :D :D
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Re: FNQ

Postby Booney » Mon May 28, 2012 1:28 pm

wycbloods wrote:
Booney wrote:Been several times so have done the Kuranda Train / Sky Rail thing.

Doing a reef cruise / dive, sunset cruise with just me and Mrs.Boon and have two days in Cape Trib at the Grand-mother in-laws. A fishing charter with me and Junior one day and a golf day with the brother-in-law too.

Will bring some bugs and muddies home with me for a get together with mates when we get back.


Cool just give me a buzz when you get back. :D :D


Before or after the get together? ;)
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Postby wycbloods » Mon May 28, 2012 4:54 pm

Booney wrote:
wycbloods wrote:
Booney wrote:Been several times so have done the Kuranda Train / Sky Rail thing.

Doing a reef cruise / dive, sunset cruise with just me and Mrs.Boon and have two days in Cape Trib at the Grand-mother in-laws. A fishing charter with me and Junior one day and a golf day with the brother-in-law too.

Will bring some bugs and muddies home with me for a get together with mates when we get back.


Cool just give me a buzz when you get back. :D :D


Before or after the get together? ;)


Before would be the preference but if you make it after you can just drop the bugs and muddies around after you have cooked them up. :D :D
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Re: FNQ

Postby Sploosh » Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:46 pm

Heading up there later myself... Only for 2 days on the way to Japan... Any recommendations for things to do actually in Cairns town itself...
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Re: FNQ

Postby Booney » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:59 pm

Sit in the Rattle 'n' Hum bar on the Esplanade and watch the backpackers walk by.... \:D/ Cairns city itself doesn't offer much to the tourist, you need to head up to the Tablelands, North to Port Douglas/Daintree or off the coast to an island or reef tour.

Seriously though, if you've got a full day to use up, get on the Sky Rail up to Kuranda and do the train back ( or vice versa ).

Kuranda isn't much to behold anymore ( unless you like an incense fuelled hippy market ) but the Sky Rail is well worth the effort, gives you a great view of the area.

Or, do a full day or half day to Green Island. Snorkel on the reef, excellent fun.

Two days will be filled up pretty quickly. My advice would be a reef day and a day chilling by the lagoon and having a few frosties before heading off again.
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Re: FNQ

Postby woodublieve12 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:04 am

Booney wrote:Sit in the Rattle 'n' Hum bar on the Esplanade and watch the backpackers walk by.... \:D/ Cairns city itself doesn't offer much to the tourist, you need to head up to the Tablelands, North to Port Douglas/Daintree or off the coast to an island or reef tour.

Seriously though, if you've got a full day to use up, get on the Sky Rail up to Kuranda and do the train back ( or vice versa ).

Kuranda isn't much to behold anymore ( unless you like an incense fuelled hippy market ) but the Sky Rail is well worth the effort, gives you a great view of the area.

Or, do a full day or half day to Green Island. Snorkel on the reef, excellent fun.

Two days will be filled up pretty quickly. My advice would be a reef day and a day chilling by the lagoon and having a few frosties before heading off again.


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