___My second day in Cairns. Last night was a bit of a write off since it took 28 hours to get here and I had to deal with a 14 hour time difference. So my night included a bubble bath, room service and falling asleep at 7:30pm.
I spent my afternoon walking along the boardwalk and along the Esplanade, which is the main street in the city center. Cairns isn't blessed with beaches as I assumed, there's a long stretch of mud before the water starts. Apparently they tried to create some beaches here a few years ago by bringing in sand but it all got washed away. The Esplanade is filled with little tourist shops and restaurants and even a public pool. There's artwork every couple meters along the entire boardwalk and a 17 day festival began just last night so set up is well underway. It's 28 degrees here now, and I already have a bit of a tan just from walking around for a few hours.
So far, I'm minorly in love.
So far, I'm minorly in love.
1. View from hotel window 2. The marina by the Esplanade 3. "Litter Bugs", artwork along the boardwalk
