Monday, 23 August 2010

Monday in Port Douglas

A leisurely start with a refreshing swim in the pool.

Having seen so much of the sugar process it seemed appropriate to see the final stage - the milling. So it was off for a tour at the Mossman Sugar Mill. We all enjoyed seeing the process and tasting the product (only raw sugar is produced for further refining) - tour was good value, informative and let you see the guts of the operation.

But it was exceptionally hot - steam is used to power the machinery - just what you need when temperatures are 30C. Back to Port Douglas for a beach stop - yesterday the beach had been closed as 50 stingers were found on the beach - today all was clear and low risk of stingers.

Great waves for body surfing and generally mucking around.

Tomorrow - white water rafting and Wednesday the outer great barrier reef.

Days are disappearing quickly now.

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