Tuesday 2nd May

Paronella Park, a mansion built by Jose Paronella for his fiance, had just reopened after the cyclone so we stopped off for a tour. With the loss of vegetation in the cyclone, we were told that it was more open and like the descendants remember it when they were younger. It was certainly set up for entertaining and weddings were still held there until recently. It has a tunnel of love, fountains and a pathway lined by Kauri pines. From there, we moved on to Port Douglas and met up with Mary and Graeme, Cathy's parents. They have enjoyed time in Cairns and Port Douglas so we caught up on all their news and made them sit through our photos to date!