Time to Chillax

I woke up before everyone else and decided to sneak off to the hotel gym. The events of the day before left me feeling tired and stiff. Nothing a trip to the gym couldn't fix. The gym was across the road attached to the hotel golf club so I needed to ask the front desk for a ride. I would have walked but had no idea where it was and didn't fancy getting lost on my first day there. Shortly after, my 'ride' (a silver Tarago) pulled up to the front of the hotel to pick me up. To return to the hotel, I just needed to ask the staff at the pro-shop to call for a pick up. I was starting to like this service already!

I felt so much better afterwards and returned to our hotel room fully energised for another day ahead.

We were thrilled with the location of our hotel room. Our balcony was overlooking the blue oasis of a pool. We could hear the water the night before but couldn't really see much in the dark. It was perfect. If Mig needed to take a nap, he could and the girls could continue swimming outside our balcony. It was such a treat and I was even tempted to let the girls jump into the water from our balcony. My parental sensibilities got the better of me.

We decided to head into the main strip of Port Douglas for a few essentials. I needed to get Mig a swimming nappy and stock up on his soy milk for our stay. We were happy to take it easy and just soak in our surroundings.

The main strip of Port Douglas (Macrossan Street), reminded me very much of Hastings Street in Noosa. Little boutiques, holiday rental apartments, and restaurants lined the streets. I wasn't after anything fancy for a swimming nappy so was relieved to find a Target store. Once we got what we needed from Target and Coles, we wandered along the street looking for a place to have brunch. We found a little cafe on Grant street that was full but the waiter offered to serve us at the park across the road. Brunch at the park? Sure! Why not?



The rest of the day was spent back at the hotel enjoying our new 'home'. Mig and I even managed to have an afternoon nap as Hubby and the girls explored more of the hotel grounds and Four Mile Beach.