Cairns

I had dinner that night at an Indonesian place recommended on the Internet. This is ayam bakar, grilled chicken, which was quite decent.

It was a 20 minute walk there as it was at the far end of the esplanade.

The esplanade on the way back. It was raining by then.

Cairns has a public outdoor swimming pool, The Lagoon.

Most of these pictures are actually from the evening before, hence the inconsistency in dusk light.

Well for sure there won't be any crocs or stingers in the lagoon.

View down the coast.

Pelicans waiting off the esplanade on a sand bar. Maybe they get fed around this time.

A little later at the lagoon.

There are some sculptures at the head of the lagoon.

The buildings facing the esplanade.

One of them houses the night markets, which consists of a food court and stalls selling tourist stuff.

One final shot on the morning of departure, of the Cairns Central Shopping Centre. The railway station is at the other side and is accessed by going up one floor, crossing the car park and going down again. It's due to having to cross the rails.

And that was the end of my short break in TNQ. It was a well-filled 5 days. I'm done with the Great Barrier Reef, snorkelling and reefs in general, so I doubt if I'll be in this part of the world ever again.