Our plan was to spend a couple of days in Brisbane catching up with family, then head further north for the warmth. Flying to Cairns from Brisbane, we were picked up in a very comfortable Audi and taken to Imagine Drift apartments in Palm Cove. The accommodation, booked at least six weeks earlier, overlooked a car park instead of the promised pool view. With only one other apartment available, we moved to it – angled view of the pool, but air-conditioning was not working, fans rattled and the door to the balcony wouldn’t lock. I hadn’t checked school holidays for NSW; everywhere was full. Not my best piece of travel planning.
The pool and its surrounds did look very inviting, so we ventured in on day two. Freezing. We thawed out in the spa and enjoyed the greenery.
Amazing scenery abounds in the area, and we were lucky to book a private tour to the Atherton Tableland on the Saturday