Week 2: (Part 4) On the road to Cairns
On our way up to Cairns we stopped in at Josephine Falls. It is a fairly easy walk along a bituman path and only 750m in length. We opted to look at the falls first (no swimming area) and were pleasantly surprised by them. They are quite large with pristine water and are surrounded by rainforest.
Just down from the waterfalls is the swimming area and a natural waterslide which was full of people as there was a tour bus there. After a few photographs and the tour bus leaving we decided to have a swim and slide ourselves, as we hadn’t worn our swimmers we went in our clothes. The water was cold but not freezing and it was a lot of fun.
We continued north to Cairns and made our way out to The Boulders. This is another spectacular spot just south of Cairns and is quite busy. There are BBQ and picnic facilities available and designated swimming spots. We had a walk around, took some photos and continued on our way.
Cairns was very busy and we tried a few different caravan parks to get a site. We eventually arrived at the Big4, The Coconut, in the south of Cairns. It was a very nice caravan park with heaps of facilities (tennis court, swimming pool, spa, jumping pillows, kids water park etc.) and nice amenaties.