the first thing i did in port douglas was take a nap. 3 days of diving with little sleep, i ended up missing all of today. i wanted to join up with the 6man team at the yacht club and slept right through practice. when i finally woke up i had enough time to see the town and get groceries.
port douglas is a beautiful place, and about as different from cairns as could be imagined. its quiet and looks residential and there are miles and miles of perfect looking beaches. you can't swim in them but they're there. the closest beach is called 4 mile beach and there is a tiny area roped off with netting for swimming, the rest of the miles have warning signs for crocodiles, sharks and jellyfish. so much for swimming.
australia is cool in that its environmentally conscious in every way. lots of recycling, local foods, respect the land and reefs and animals. i have a small kitchen in my new place so i went to cole's for food. at the egg counter there were all sorts of expensive free range eggs and one tiny section of cheaper ones, all stamped in giant letters with the word 'CAGED'. guilt tripped me into breaking my budget again.
i planned a last trip to the great barrier reef for tomorrow, and iseta lives here so wednesday i'm invited to be in her crew for sailing races at the yacht club. then its back to cairns for a nite, a flight to brisbane, a bus to banora point and surfing with kawika for a week. and maybe spend some time doing nothing. traveling is exhausting.
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