Cairns - A much needed mini break!

So our planned trip to Cairns went ahead without to many dramas, the drive out was quite good, especially as we had a half day at work and left at lunch time.  There were still a couple of wet spots on the road but nothing to really worry about.

On our way out we were lucky enough to spot an emu - which is quite a rare site up here. 

Bizarrely on our back into Kowie we came across another 7 in total!  A very rare experience.

It was great to get out to Cairns, especially since we had a couple of extra days as we took Pats RAIS (Remote Area Incentive Scheme) days.  All the teachers are entitled to 5 RAIS days a year.  So we had a full 3 days in Cairns, a little mini break which was just what we needed!  Again our time was spent mostly shopping, but at least it wasn't packed into only one day.

The trailer filled to the brim with everything that we will need to hopefully get us through most of the wet season.  The back of the Jimny was also full up with meat.

Our drive home was good, we hit the road early to get most of the drive over before the heat set in.

The long road home

Once again there was cows everywhere and as this sign suggests they can be very dangerous........

Beware - Car eating Cows!!

But how cute is this little fella - surely he's not a car eater!

We stopped at one point on the trip home to check out the view, with the bit of rain that had been around the landscape is starting to come alive with a beautiful bright green.

I saw this tree and just loved its zwiggly bare branches.