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sare16:32 UTC21 Mar 2007

Anyone been recently?

Is it still nice? (I haven't been there for 15 years)

Accomodation recommendations?

Alternatives?

Trying to organise 5 days at the end of April for The Vikings birthday.

ianw670517:08 UTC21 Mar 2007

It's inceasingly wall-to-wall condos, cappuccinos, and yups Sare - but still nice in its Palm Cove way. I think part of the beach is netted - which might be handy for April.

jilly17:51 UTC21 Mar 2007

It is nice but very expensive. The main street fronting the beach is just a mass of trees and vegetation. Very pretty, tropical and shaded. The beach is netted during the stinger season and they even have Lifeguards. Lots of restaurants and 5 star accommodation. A couple of crocs have been caught "surfing" the "waves". I can only recommend you look up Wotif to find the cheapest places. Why not try the other Northern beaches perhaps Trinity, Clifton. I still like Cairns though for accommodation. I know it's not as nice but it is central to all the attractions and you really only need to sleep there. The bus service is excellent in Cairns.

dtox18:44 UTC21 Mar 2007

Palm Cove is full of wannabe pretentious to55ers... It's still got a decent jetty though for 'chucking a line in' ... I'm orf up to the Cairns area (house hunting) tomorrow arv.

sare02:01 UTC22 Mar 2007

gads.

when i first went there, there were three places to stay...some self contained townhouses, the Reefhouse (before it was bought by Sebel) and a hotel down the south end. No shops, no cafes, no nets, no lifeguards, nothing.

might have to go further north then...cape trib or something.

ianw670502:15 UTC22 Mar 2007

I lived at Yorkeys Knob through 1974 Sare - there was very little there then too - just lots of sugar cane, two nice beaches, one little shop and a milkbar. Half Moon Bay was empty - skinny-dipping country - no marina. Saw the biggest white pointer shark ever swimming just off the main beach there (some local was walking horses in the "surf"). All things change ... but I still like Port Douglas as a base. <BR><BR>Good luck 'ouse-'untin' 'tox!

sare03:33 UTC22 Mar 2007

problem solved
kind of
he doesn't want to go to FNQ
he wants to go to...get this....Fiji...or.....DUBBO?!?!

is there anything to do around Dubbo apart from the zoo for 5 days? any water in the menindee lakes?

sare03:50 UTC22 Mar 2007

yeah - farm stay - just what we bloody need!

i think its going to be fiji...bugger.. my passport expires soon.

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sare16:32 UTC21 Mar 2007	Anyone been recently? Is it still nice? (I haven't been there for 15 years) Accomodation recommendations? Alternatives? Trying to organise 5 days at the end of April for The Vikings birthday.
ianw670517:08 UTC21 Mar 2007	It's inceasingly wall-to-wall condos, cappuccinos, and yups Sare - but still nice in its Palm Cove way. I think part of the beach is netted - which might be handy for April.	1
jilly17:51 UTC21 Mar 2007	It is nice but very expensive. The main street fronting the beach is just a mass of trees and vegetation. Very pretty, tropical and shaded. The beach is netted during the stinger season and they even have Lifeguards. Lots of restaurants and 5 star accommodation. A couple of crocs have been caught "surfing" the "waves". I can only recommend you look up Wotif to find the cheapest places. Why not try the other Northern beaches perhaps Trinity, Clifton. I still like Cairns though for accommodation. I know it's not as nice but it is central to all the attractions and you really only need to sleep there. The bus service is excellent in Cairns.	2
dtox18:44 UTC21 Mar 2007	Palm Cove is full of wannabe pretentious to55ers... It's still got a decent jetty though for 'chucking a line in' ... I'm orf up to the Cairns area (house hunting) tomorrow arv.	3
sare02:01 UTC22 Mar 2007	gads. when i first went there, there were three places to stay...some self contained townhouses, the Reefhouse (before it was bought by Sebel) and a hotel down the south end. No shops, no cafes, no nets, no lifeguards, nothing. might have to go further north then...cape trib or something.	4
ianw670502:15 UTC22 Mar 2007	I lived at Yorkeys Knob through 1974 Sare - there was very little there then too - just lots of sugar cane, two nice beaches, one little shop and a milkbar. Half Moon Bay was empty - skinny-dipping country - no marina. Saw the biggest white pointer shark ever swimming just off the main beach there (some local was walking horses in the "surf"). All things change ... but I still like Port Douglas as a base. <BR><BR>Good luck 'ouse-'untin' 'tox!	5
sare03:33 UTC22 Mar 2007	problem solved kind of he doesn't want to go to FNQ he wants to go to...get this....Fiji...or.....DUBBO?!?! is there anything to do around Dubbo apart from the zoo for 5 days? any water in the menindee lakes?	6
sare03:50 UTC22 Mar 2007	yeah - farm stay - just what we bloody need! i think its going to be fiji...bugger.. my passport expires soon.	7