Daintree to Port Douglas to Cairns

We started packing up after breakfast and it began bucketing down with rain!  It was constant!  We put the kids in the car and Mars finished packing the outside while I finished inside the van.

It took us about an hour to drive from the Daintree to Port Douglas.  Thankfully the weather also cleared in that time so when we arrived in Port Douglas it was beautiful!  We walked out onto the wharf/jetty that overlooked the Marina and the river. The boys were tempted to try some fishing when they saw someone else drop a line but we were able to convince them otherwise.

We then spent some time at the playground so the kids could use up some energy.  About 20 metres away the kids stood with a warning sign for crocodiles.  The signs are everywhere around water in Far North Queensland.

From Port Douglas we took the Captain Cook Highway back to Cairns, apparently it's usually a beautiful view to the ocean but it was very cloudy and grey while we drove it.  We arrived in Cairns and parked the van on the verge opposite Matt & Wilmas house. Bit of a dodgy spot but it allowed us to stay close by!