Sebel Reef House Hotel, Palm Cove- We flew into Cairns around noon on Tuesday and found it to be a whole new world compared to our first week. First of all we are renting a car here which means our first experience with driving on the other side of the road…let’s just say one thing we’re looking forward to when coming home is normal driving. Other major differences are that we are in a very small town (Palm Cove) and the weather is even hotter here than it was in Melbourne.
As soon as we pulled up to our hotel we were extremely impressed with how beautiful the area is. We could also tell that the week would be full of relaxation which was much welcomed after being on the go most of our time in Melbourne. Our hotel room has a porch and swing that you can see the ocean from as well as a hot tub in the room…feels very tropical! After we checked in and spent the rest of the day walking up and down the beach, drinking wine on the porch swing, and swimming in the hotel pool. The whole atmosphere feels much more like a honeymoon than our first week.
We do have a couple relaxing activities planned and the first was today when we took a trip out to the Great Barrier Reef to snorkel. The weather was hot and sunny and we were able to sit out on the deck of the boat the whole trip out which took about 1.5 hours. Not sure it is really possible to describe the reef in a few words…but I guess amazing and beautiful will do. The cruise ship drove around to 3 different points of the reef so we were able to spend almost 3 hours in the water. We had a great time swimming around looking at all the crazy fish and bright colors. A special thanks to Uncle Dick and Aunt Mary for the underwater camera! We aren’t sure yet how the pictures will turn out but we really enjoyed the effort it took to try to get close to different things to get the perfect shot.
We don’t have many pictures that we can post but here are a few:
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| Relaxing on the upper deck...finally some down time in the sun Mom K :) |
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| View from the bathroom...even that was beautiful! |
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| Don't we look hot...might give Joni's new pajamas a run for their money. |
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| Finding Nemo :) |
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| No, April didn't dye her hair blonde but we had no pics of fish and this was the favorite one we saw (huge at up to 6 ft long but would come right up to people) |
NOW you deserve to be called HONEYMOONERS!! :) So glad to see you are taking time to do some relaxing, strolling on the beach (any cool rocks??), etc. etc. Your pics made me laugh and cry both! Just so happy for you both to have such a wonderful honeymoon. I think you two look so cute in your wet suits! Defintitely giving Joni a run for her money! Can't wait to see your underwster pics when you get home. What's happenin at home? Well, I stayed up late to undecorate our Christmas tree and make it into a "baby Wilcox tree" with pink/blue bows! (baby shower Sat.) Time to hit the hay....sleep good whenever it is bedtime for you. Speaking of beds....wow, yours is really awesome!! Love you lots!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see these pics and that you are finally going to relax a bit. What a wonderful vaca/honeymoon you are having. Miss you & love you lots!
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I'm finally caught up on the posts and I laughed and cried as well. This is amazing and awesome! Thanks for sharing all of this with us. We love you (and Noah would like you to bring him home a penguin, please and Kaden would like a Koala).
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I am glad you guys had some sun time and "honeymoon time." Also glad to hear that it is soooo warm there when I spent an hour shoveling at your house yesterday lol, yes I did all by myself this time. I actually don't mind, it is a good workout! Your house is still standing, in case you are wondering. I can't wait to read more about your adventures. Miss you TONS AND TONS!!
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