Today we flew in a smaller plane about 25 rows of 4 across (2 on each side of the aisle). First to Gove--a tiny airport (and tiny town) where we got out of the airplane (down stairs to the tarmac), went into the terminal (two small rooms), through security (where we were allowed to bring water through), and sat for about 10 minutes. Then we were called again to get back on the plane to Cairns, in our same seats. We're not quite sure why we couldn't just stay on the plane while they added more passengers and did whatever else they needed to do. We flew AirNorth which is a division of Qantas. We were served breakfast on our first flight and lunch on the second flight which also included beverage and tea/coffee services. Qantas must believe that a fed passenger is a happy passenger!
We arrived in Cairns to drizzle. We got our rental car and found our apartment. We have a living room/dining room, kitchen, laundry room/powder room on the first floor and three bedrooms with two baths on the second floor. Two of the bedrooms have a balcony facing the ocean (Trinity Beach) and there is a slider from the living room on the first floor which leads to a patio eating area which also leads to a gate to go to said beach (which is across the street).
Since this is a short post, we will have a short discussion of amenities. The house we had in Fremantle had books and knick-knacks, art on the walls, it was homey. There were tea and coffee, salt and pepper, sugar, a brita pitcher, etc. There were plenty of towels and washcloths, as well as body wash, shampoo, and conditioner in the showers. The house in Darwin, on the other hand, was new, but only had instant coffee and a pitcher of water and bottle of juice in the refrigerator. There was a pump bottle of hand soap in the shower (?) and a limited and odd assortment of towels and sheets. No art on the walls, no knick-knacks or books. Very sterile. (Also, we think we saw two cockroaches--one in the kitchen near our food and a very large one in Kathi's bedroom!).
Our new house seems a bit worn. It has art on the walls, and toiletries in the showers. No washcloths and only one hand towel per sink, one bath towel per person. No dish soap, sugar, salt/pepper. It does have limited tea, instant coffee, and sugar. We had to buy dish soap (for the first time ever).
You never know what is going to be available until you get there. Then you can see how many pots you have, if there are salt/pepper, sugar, and tea. Also don't forget paper towels and toilet paper!
We have some fun things planned for the next two days, very full days which is why hanging out at our apartment in the rain with only a small trip for groceries was nice. We made dinner tonight with chicken, potatoes, cooked carrots and a fruit tray, which was yummy. Then a game of hearts.
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