Our final destination in the Sunshine State was Port Douglas. After spending our day around the Daintree River, we headed South. We got to our accommodation, the Pink Flamingo Resort, at around 6 p.m. But we were not expecting what waited for us. Ian did his magic a third time in a row. We had two studio apartments with their own outside sitting area and a BBQ station right next to them. At the main building a pool table and ping-pong table was available for guests, with multiple shelves of DVDs and boardgames. In the garden there was a beautiful pool tessellated with blue mosaics. Next to the pool a bar stood with fridges filled with self-serving drinks and a CD player to set the mood. To keep with the theme even the bar stools were standing on flamingo legs. This is where we had our BBQ dinner while listening to ABBA mixing with the sounds of the pool fountain.

Next day we headed out for our excursion by bike. The resort provided bikes for the guests to use for free with helmets and locks. On a small road we rode down straight to the beach. After leaving behind the ‘Beware of crocodiles’ sign we got down the gorgeous beach, which was wider than any I have ever seen before. We started biking on the sand towards the other end. We biked by many people, some hiking, some enjoying the water.

When we reached the end we chained our bikes down and headed up the stairs to the look-out. We walked up on the side of the hill to see the amazing view. We could see along the shore, populated with people, who seemed like tiny ants from up on top of the hill. From the look-out the trail went up and down with an option to exit on the very top.

As we were reaching the end of the track we got to the sea level and we found ourselves in a micro paradise. A grove of mangrove gave us shade as we looked out onto the ocean. The beach here was covered with volcanic stones that the tide formed over the years.

The walk led us to Port Douglas Park. It was covered in beautiful green grass and palm trees, giving it an exotic feel. It was tempting to just lay down with a good book right then and there. It was like a tiny wonderland. There was a small church with windows looking out to the sea and even the toilette was adorned with amazing mosaic of local animals. We walked out to the old jetty and tried to spot some crocs on the sand banks reaching to the ocean, but we couldn’t spot any. And while we were staring out, one of the man fishing from the jetty caught something. It was crab, but I have never seen such a beautiful carb before.Its shell was turquoise blue, with its belly and legs being dark purple. They kind enough to let me shoot some pictures before they throw it back in the sea.

Our plan was to find a nice restaurant to celebrate the last day of our amazing holiday. We walked by a boat club and we noticed a sea food platter deal on the menu. All four of us felt like sea food, so we went in. The place had a huge terrace reaching over the water, and thanks to James’ quick dash to the balcony we had a table right next to the fence. We ordered 2 sea food platters and some sparkling wine. We were first surprised when the two plates barely fit on our table. We were even more surprised by how it tasted. It was fantastic! We had tiny octopuses on salad, least three kinds of fish, soft shell crabs, prawns, anything you can name in the sea food category.

In the late afternoon we stayed at the resort and relaxed. Me and James over out to the pool side. After having a dip laid down to read 14 Karat Car by Jenő Rejtő. At night we had a feast over the left over food from the night before and played a couple of games of pool. The next morning we headed back to Cairns to catch our flight. Our time in Far North Queensland was absolutely fantastic and it became one of my favourite places on the planet.