28-JUL-2016
Along the narrow pathway
The Cairns Botanic Gardens are renowned for having one of the best exhibitions in Australia of tropical plants.
The Cairns Botanic Gardens, renowned for having one of the best exhibitions of tropical plants in Australia,
is a tropical paradise where you can explore the beauty of tropical plants,
relax in stunning surroundings and learn about tropical flora and horticulture.
The Gardens is divided into:
The Flecker Gardens
Gondwana Heritage Garden
Watkins Munro Martin Conservatory
Freshwater and Saltwater Lakes; and
Zhanjiang Friendship Gardens
The Gardens are open from 7.30am to 5.30pm every day of the year and entry is free.
[Notes from the Cairns Regional Council.]
28-JUL-2016
Garden view
A favourite place for me - in the Tropical Botanic Gardens, the plants are so different
to the ones we grow back home. You can see ferns, lichen, mosses growing on the
branches on the trees in the tropics, and not so many of the exotic annuals and perennials
like we grow in the temperate climate of the southern states of Australia.
27-JUL-2016
Trees along the foreshore
There seemed to be 4 types that dominated this area of foreshore, melaleuca, palm, casuarina & 1 other;
all were lovely to see and enjoy, particularly the shade offered for the beach goer or those
seeking a brisk or ambling walk along the beach or pathway.
27-JUL-2016
Tree cluster on the beach
These were magnificent trees and lined the shores along with palms and other tropical species.
[See yesterday's tree (next) to read the discussion re the botanic names these trees could be listed as]
Best in original format for detail.
27-JUL-2016
The magic of trees
I have a real fondness for trees, and this particular tree fascinated me,
it has such interesting bark, often called "paperbark".. they were everywhere
in the area we were staying in, and I loved seeing them on my walks each
day of our holiday in FNQ. I believe this one is called Melaleuca dealbata, is
this right Don?
26-JUL-2016
Picnic reserve for a snack
We discovered this lovely little bakery called "the Baker's Dozen" on the main road
to this beach-side reserve and had afternoon tea on the table and seats supplied, we
were sitting here 5 minutes before I took this lasting shot of a nice memory.
26-JUL-2016
Marina
Yorkeys Knob got its name from George Lawson, a Yorkshire-born, Cairns-based beche-de-mer fisherman.
On 10 June 1886 Yorkey Lawson reported the loss of a man and his wife from Green Island. They had left to visit the wreck of the Upolu,
intending to return the same day. Lawson made a search for them, but was unable to find any trace of them,
not even an accident. The pilot cutter was sent to search for the couple.
Lawson built a homestead adjoining the Mount Buchan estate near what is now Yorkeys Knob.
During the off-fishing season he and his sons farmed pumpkins,
sweet potatoes and paddy melons, but not successfully. Whatever the bandicots and pigs didn't eat, the crocodiles did.
Lawson used the mangroves near his
homestead for the firewood and water needed for his beche-de-mer smoking station on Green Island.
Locals are attached to the name, despite the reaction it sometimes gets
("knob" being a slang term for penis), and successfully prevented a developer from
advertising a development as being at "Yorkeys Beach".
[Wiki]
We loved the Sailing Club which had a magnificent view of the marina, part of it seen here.
25-JUL-2016
A quiet moment
I noticed the woman on the beach enjoying the solitude.
25-JUL-2016
History lesson on the path
Dick always likes to read anything like this about a place he is visiting... here are
some notes about these signs.
Six panels tell of the amphibious training that occurred on the beachfront during World War II.
Cairns was one of the Australia's largest military embarkation ports during the Pacific War.
Trinity Beach was set up as a training hub and hosted thousands of troops between May 1943 and December 1944.
Troops learned the skills associated with amphibious warfare, such as loading and unloading landing craft.
25-JUL-2016
The pale creatures beyond...
Soaking up the sunshine on a lovely warm winter's day - I assume these were "southerners"
on holiday in the tropics, just like we were.
25-JUL-2016
Sun and the surf
We explored other beaches north of Cairns, and this one was delightful
25-JUL-2016
Tropical gardens
I took a lot of notice of the plants used in the gardens when we went walking
daily during our holiday in the tropics. Here is one that took my eye.
