We arrived about noon at the Cairns domestic terminal, where Brian and Sarah were waiting patiently. Cairns is a tourist hot spot with a busy airport, so it took a while to collect our bags and pick up the rental car, which turned out to be the same Ford Falcon model as Brian and Sarah’s with black, rather than silver, exterior. We drove about 15 minutes north from Cairns to Trinity Beach (Dan’s first time driving on the left – quite exciting for all), where we located the Roydon Beachfront Holiday Apartments and checked in. The second floor apartment was very nice; two bedrooms, two baths, a full kitchen, large living and dining room and a balcony with a view of the ocean. The rooms were furnished with wicker furniture giving them a tropical look.
Roydon Holiday Apartments
Dining & Living Room at the Roydon
After settling in, we spent the afternoon at the pool, enjoying sunshine and 85F, but trying to avoid getting sunburned. The pool area was partially covered with a huge nylon canopy stretched horizontally about 20 feet overhead, which made it easy to move in and out of the sun. The water in the pool was cool but comfortable.We did some grocery shopping and then had steak and lobster for supper at Trinity Beach Grill, a short walk from the Roydon. After eating, we walked the esplanade to the south end of Trinity Beach and back. As we walked, we noticed what we thought were large birds darting about just above the palm trees but, looking more carefully, saw that they were large fruit bats. Their wing spans looked to be three feet or more. We were not bothered by bugs, so we figured the bats (also called Spectacled Flying Foxes) were doing their job well.
Back at the apartment we played the dice game, Greed, until bedtime. Dan and Rhonda are finally over jet lag enough to stay awake past 10 PM.
More Victor Harbor - The Bluff from Granite Island
Granite Island from the Bluff
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