June 21-
I woke up around 10am. I think they got up much earlier, but not me!! We got showers and coffee and went into Cairnes to see the boardwalk, shops, and have some lunch.
Cairnes is very pretty. There is a marina there. There were many beautiful boats parked near a long walkway where people were having lunch, shopping,and sunbathing. It reminded me of what San Francisco probably looks like down at the peer. There a was an area that had a market. Artists make things and bring them to the market to sell every Saturday. There was jewelry, art, clothing, all kinds of wood products, and instruments. All the items were made by the person selling them. It was neat to meet the the artists. I bought some things from an Aboriginal couple. They carved and painted boomerangs, didgeridoos, blessing rocks, hunting spears, and native art. Is was nice to know who the money was going to and where this art came from. Much better then buying things in a tourist shop. I have his information for future purchases!! Yay!!!
At 1pm, we went went to lunch at a boat club in the area. It was nice.
That night around 6 or 7pm, we walked to a Greek restaurant owned by 3 brothers by the last name Andre. Some of you know a new show on E! called Katie and Peter. It is not terribly popular, but they are an English couple and this is a reality show. Peter was a 90's pop star and Katie is a model. They are pretty famous in The UK. These 3 owners of the restaurant are Peter's brothers. It was fun. I recognized them from the show.
The atmosphere was really awesome. There was live music. Some Greek and Arabian music. There was a belly dancer. We had really good food. After dinner, we danced a traditional Greek dance and broke plates against the wall. It was really fun. Very authentic. I felt like I had flown to Greece for the evening!
One of the owners offered to take us to the casinos and show us the city, but we declined. I would normally be up for it, but we had two REALLY long days a head of us. We walked home and enjoyed the night air. We went to sleep around midnight.
This was a good two days of rest, we will need it! Tomorrow we go the the rain forest and Monday, we conquer the Great Barrier Reef!!
Good night friends,
Priscilla
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