Heading back north from Cardwell, I had to spend another night in Cairns, which I continued to dislike and couldn't wait to get out of the next day.
Port Douglas, an hour further north, was a joy in comparison and would have been a joy even without comparison. I like it immediately. It is the place in Australia with most millionaires per capita and it feels suitably classy, not to mention expensive. I was still pretty tired from my exertions on Hinchinbrook and so spent a happy afternoon pottering around the town, eating lunch on Four Mile Beach, watching birds in Anzac Park, and soaking up the unhurried environment that comes from being in a tropical Far North Queensland. And just when I thought the day couldn't get any better, I found a hotel screening the French Open on a big outdoor screen. Happy times!
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