Cyclone update and Cairns

Poor Rachel, she is going to miss a whole day in Cairns.  The Darwin airport was closed due to Cyclone Oscar.  She was able to get a flight out early in the morning but...she has to go all the way DOWN to Melbourne, sit for 8 hours and then fly all the way UP to Cairns!!

Our Great Barrier Reef trip is going to happen Saturday instead of Friday.

Speaking of Cairns - we are here!!  Arrived safely & our room is wonderful and very inviting!!

We are 4 blocks from the beach and believe me, I am sweating like crazy - is definitely a tropical location.  The hotel is fabulous - this is just the living room - the kitchen - bathroom and bedroom are behind me.  There is a courtyard right outside our door - everything is CLEAN and freshly painted - the owners had a PERSONAL welcome letter ready for us!  they have beach towels for us.  If wishes were horses, we would have left Sydney yesterday.
The kitchen is fully stocked - even has an electric range - yea - Like I'm gonna use that - but there is a corkscrew and it just so happens we are headed out for yep - an alcohol run!! 

The pool screams grab a lounge chair and have a beer.  have not taken a picture of it yet but one will be coming soon!!

Signing off to run around the town.

Alison - this is for you.