| Page Views: 1,190 Last Visit to Port Douglas: September, 2006 | Best Home Base to see the Great Barrier Reef! by saraheg77 - last update: Sep 16, 2006 |
Port Douglas - Lovely laid back small community! | Lighthouse on the Low Isles |
I have been to Port Douglas twice now and I have to say I love it! It is the perfect place to stay when going to see the Great Barrier Reef, as many of the tour boats leave directly from the little marina at Port (what the locals affectionately call Port Douglas). It is a small community and only about a 60k drive north from Cairns. It has a beach area and lots of great little restaurants. |
| Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas in April '06 |
|  | Beach Stuff If you are looking for white sandy beaches, then this isn't your spot, but Four Mile Beach in Port is a nice little beach to at least get in some sunning and swimming. It is more of a beach than you will find in Cairns. In April, the marine stingers were bad and therefore an area to swim was roped off with netting to keep out the stingers. However, in September, the stingers were no longer a problem and the ropes & net were gone... just the two flags they recommend you swim between so the lifesavers can keep an eye on you.
At the far end of this picture you can see some rocks... we sat on these in the late afternoon and all of a sudden I looked up and thought I thought a massive spider, but it was a crab creeping up the rocks as the tide came in. As I looked, I saw several more and made my way back to the beach to get out of their way! :) |
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cnango Sun Apr 20, 2008 23:37 UTC
The pool at the Rendezvous Reef Resort looks stunning, T he toad races would be hilarious. Your gr8 pictures & informative tips brought back some good memories of our time at Port Douglas. Welldone ! | nickandchris Tue Feb 19, 2008 16:38 UTC
Nice tips. Looks like you ejoyed your time here!! | mvtouring Wed Feb 7, 2007 10:28 UTC
My first visit to one of your pages, but I will def visit more ;-) | adawn412 Sun Sep 24, 2006 09:11 UTC
Who's that cute girl eating ice cream at Wicked? |
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