I was ill during the night; seems I can’t go on holiday without getting sick. Had a headache, sore throat and blocked nose plus a mild fever. Didn’t feel like Covid, not a dry sore throat and no cough.
I went out to get a coffee and some paracetamol, then went back to the hotel and made the most of the 11:00 checkout and left the hotel at 10:55, dropping the bags and went to get something to eat.
Song wanted Pho but I fancied eggs Benedict so we split up and went to different places. Decided to head to the airport early since it was too hot to do anything and we’d only end up sitting in the hotel lobby or in the shopping centre, so better to be at the airport.
So that was our short trip to Cairns. I was impressed with Cairns – I’d expected it to be a bit tacky with loads of drunk 20 somethings roaming around, but it wasn’t like that. There were lots of decent up market places to eat, and also burger places and pubs. Maybe we were already back in the hotel when the unruly crowds were out and about, but we didn’t hear anything either.
I don’t think we’ll be back – I’ve been 4 times and Song can’t go out to the reef, so nothing else to do here. It was nice to get away from the Melbourne weather for a few days.