Well, not really, but the jelly fish were just outside the net that kept the other beach goers and myself safe. The beach was surprisingly not as busy as I was expecting. After all it felt hotter than hell today, even though it was the humidity that was the real killer.
But when you are in Port Douglas you have to go to 4-mile Beach. If you couldn’t guess by the name it is a beach that spans on for four miles. It’s just unfortunate that you can only swim in a small section of the ocean. It is jelly and shark season in Port Douglas, so if it means living I guess I can swim in the protection of the net.
The walk to the beach wasn’t too bad. We were all hydrated and ready to go for a nice dip, but after a few minutes of lying in the sun we were all ready to face the ocean current.
Sadly, the water wasn’t cold. It was almost warm. It would’ve have been a bad thing if it hadn’t been so hot out. I was really looking for some relief from the hot summer day. The water wasn’t only warm, but the waves were brutal. They would crash down when you would least expect it, and they were huge in comparison to the waves we were used to. At least we got a good tan out of it.
We laid our on the beach for another hour before deciding to make the trip back to Dougie’s for cold water and lunch. We hung out by the pool until about four before coming in to take a shower. Then we came back back to the room where we bummed around for a bit. I watched Sex and the City season 4 on my iTunes, and Madeline read her book. Liana joined us soon after and watched some Australian TV for children. In her defense it was the only channel that was working. Then we had to get ready for dinner. Madeline and I were finally going to meet Michelle at dinner. She is a friend of Diane’s who lives in Port Douglas; she actually set up our scuba diving trip, and managed to get us 20% off. Needless to say I liked her already.
Since the three of us had been eating pub grub for the past few days we decided Thai food would be good for dinner. Michelle took us to this great place. It was the first time Madeline and I had Thai, and we both loved it. After dinner Michelle offered to drive us home, but we decided ice cream would be a good idea. It was but I had to walk home in heels.
But it was worth it. The ice cream was great, and we ended up making a friend with another person staying in a Port Douglas hostile. His name was Conor, and he was from Melbourne. He joined us for ice cream, and we chatted for a bit, but then us girls went back home like the losers we are. We had an early morning the next day.
Cheers, mate.
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