CAIRNS ESPLANADE - A CITY PARK WITH A DIFFERENCE - QUEENSLAND SEPTEMBER 10 2011

We had a wonderful time in Cairns doing wonderful things but the Esplanade was so delightful we spent two half days of our vacation just enjoying  being in the park with the locals.

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
Imagine a city that would take 2.5 Km stretch of prime waterfront and create a park big enough that you could be the only one there! Imagine that park on a perfect Saturday morning, Peace Park, Memorial park, picnic park, jog, ride your bike, walk your dogs, sit with your lover, take your kids or grand kids to play in the sand! There were probably over a thousand people in that park on this morning. This is the tropics, mangoes grow in a tree. And there are places to get a drink or water your dog. Imagine a city that would take 2.5 Km stretch of prime waterfront and create a park big enough that you could be the only one there! Imagine that park on a perfect Saturday morning, Peace Park, Memorial park, picnic park, jog, ride your bike, walk your dogs, sit with your lover, take your kids or grand kids to play in the sand! There were probably over a thousand people in that park on this morning. This is the tropics, mangoes grow in a tree. And there are places to get a drink or water your dog. Imagine a city that would take 2.5 Km stretch of prime waterfront and create a park big enough that you could be the only one there! Imagine that park on a perfect Saturday morning, Peace Park, Memorial park, picnic park, jog, ride your bike, walk your dogs, sit with your lover, take your kids or grand kids to play in the sand! There were probably over a thousand people in that park on this morning. This is the tropics, mangoes grow in a tree. And there are places to get a drink or water your dog. Imagine a city that would take 2.5 Km stretch of prime waterfront and create a park big enough that you could be the only one there! Imagine that park on a perfect Saturday morning, Peace Park, Memorial park, picnic park, jog, ride your bike, walk your dogs, sit with your lover, take your kids or grand kids to play in the sand! There were probably over a thousand people in that park on this morning. This is the tropics, mangoes grow in a tree. And there are places to get a drink or water your dog. Imagine a city that would take 2.5 Km stretch of prime waterfront and create a park big enough that you could be the only one there! Imagine that park on a perfect Saturday morning, Peace Park, Memorial park, picnic park, jog, ride your bike, walk your dogs, sit with your lover, take your kids or grand kids to play in the sand! There were probably over a thousand people in that park on this morning. This is the tropics, mangoes grow in a tree. And there are places to get a drink or water your dog.

Imagine a city that would take 2.5 Km stretch of prime waterfront and create a park big enough that you could be the only one there! Imagine that park on a perfect Saturday morning, Peace Park, Memorial park, picnic park, jog, ride your bike, walk your dogs, sit with your lover, take your kids or grand kids to play in the sand! There were probably over a thousand people in that park on this morning.

This is the tropics, mangoes grow in a tree. And there are places to get a drink or water your dog.

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
Can you Imagine a half pipe like this in your community that kids can use for free! Imagine space enough and time enough for the little kids to learn, safely. We saw little boys on skateboards, little boys on scooters, little boys on bikes. And of course the girls can do anything the boys can do! Just watch ‘em! Can you Imagine a half pipe like this in your community that kids can use for free! Imagine space enough and time enough for the little kids to learn, safely. We saw little boys on skateboards, little boys on scooters, little boys on bikes. And of course the girls can do anything the boys can do! Just watch ‘em! Can you Imagine a half pipe like this in your community that kids can use for free! Imagine space enough and time enough for the little kids to learn, safely. We saw little boys on skateboards, little boys on scooters, little boys on bikes. And of course the girls can do anything the boys can do! Just watch ‘em!

  • Can you Imagine a half pipe like this in your community that kids can use for free! Imagine space enough and time enough for the little kids to learn, safely. We saw little boys on skateboards, little boys on scooters, little boys on bikes. And of course the girls can do anything the boys can do! Just watch ‘em!

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
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    3. Tags Icon #scooters#halfpipe#h#half-pipe#Cairns#c#Cairns Esplanade#girls can do anything!
Bigger kids coaching younger kids! Bigger kids coaching younger kids!

Bigger kids coaching younger kids!

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
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    3. Tags Icon #halfpipe#half-pipe#Cairns#Cairns Esplanade#Skateboard parks
This Volley ball court was empty during the heat of the day, but the night before it was full of teens and adults playing pick-up beach Volleyball! All for free.

This Volley ball court was empty during the heat of the day, but the night before it was full of teens and adults playing pick-up beach Volleyball! All for free.

  1. Camera: Kodak Easyshare M893 Is Digital Camera
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/250th
  4. Focal Length: 5mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
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    3. Tags Icon #Beach Volleyball opportunities#Cairns Esplanade#Cairns
The water features for big kids and little kids were so much fun! One little rapscallion  soaked Mary by shooting a stream  in her direction! The toilets (that is what they are called here in Australia. Don’t waste your time asking for a “restroom”) were clean and readily available.   No admission fees to any of this! The water features for big kids and little kids were so much fun! One little rapscallion  soaked Mary by shooting a stream  in her direction! The toilets (that is what they are called here in Australia. Don’t waste your time asking for a “restroom”) were clean and readily available.   No admission fees to any of this! The water features for big kids and little kids were so much fun! One little rapscallion  soaked Mary by shooting a stream  in her direction! The toilets (that is what they are called here in Australia. Don’t waste your time asking for a “restroom”) were clean and readily available.   No admission fees to any of this! The water features for big kids and little kids were so much fun! One little rapscallion  soaked Mary by shooting a stream  in her direction! The toilets (that is what they are called here in Australia. Don’t waste your time asking for a “restroom”) were clean and readily available.   No admission fees to any of this!

The water features for big kids and little kids were so much fun! One little rapscallion  soaked Mary by shooting a stream  in her direction! The toilets (that is what they are called here in Australia. Don’t waste your time asking for a “restroom”) were clean and readily available.   No admission fees to any of this!

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
    2. Tags Icon #Cairns#Cairns Esplanade#Wet n Wild#kiddie pools
There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between. There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between. There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between. There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between. There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between. There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between.

There were wonderful playgrounds for little children and their parents to play in, and big kids were kept separate from little kids by natural attraction. Even though these pics were taken on a very beautiful and busy Saturday spring morning, there were enough spaces for it not to feel crowed. And did I mention, NO ADMISSION FEES. All of this is a community providing space for their families to have fun together, rich and poor and everyone in between.

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th September 2011
    2. Tags Icon #Cairns Esplanade#kids at play
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 HARBOUR WALK FROM SPIT BRIDGE TO MANLY

We got off just after 9:00 am, took the train from Penshurst to Town Hall, then the bus north to the south end of the Spit bridge. This ten Kilometer walk is said to be one of the better walks. We certainly enjoyed it, and came home happy and exhausted.

  1. Date Posted Icon 12th September 2011
This map shows our route, beginning at the Spit bridge and ending in Manly. We walked the Corso over to the beach, then back to the ferry Wharf for the ride home.

This map shows our route, beginning at the Spit bridge and ending in Manly. We walked the Corso over to the beach, then back to the ferry Wharf for the ride home.

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  2. Aperture: f/2.9
  3. Exposure: 1/250th
  4. Focal Length: 5mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 12th September 2011
The bus drops you off on the south end of the Spit Bridge. After crossing you start the hike walking along the edge of Fisher Bay. It was a perfect day for a walk, cool, with just a mist of rain at the start, but becoming comfortably overcast and then sunny. The bus drops you off on the south end of the Spit Bridge. After crossing you start the hike walking along the edge of Fisher Bay. It was a perfect day for a walk, cool, with just a mist of rain at the start, but becoming comfortably overcast and then sunny.

The bus drops you off on the south end of the Spit Bridge. After crossing you start the hike walking along the edge of Fisher Bay. It was a perfect day for a walk, cool, with just a mist of rain at the start, but becoming comfortably overcast and then sunny.

  1. Date Posted Icon 12th September 2011