Thinking that my out-of-town guest Dean was an adventurous, sporty fellah, I figured he would appreciate being taken cable skiing for the afternoon (which also made sense since it was raining that day in Cairns). It was partially a good idea. Dean, probably still a little tired from his flight (?), was quite happy to head to Smithfield with me, but instead of joining in he decided to chill out on a beach chair and watch while I rounded the lake for a couple of hours.
While relaxing, Dean played around with my digital camera, zooming in on a few mansions built on the surrounding mountain sides. Apparently there are a a bunch of wealthy people in Cairns as well ...
Forunate for us, we had little more than a few clouds the entire afternoon in Smithfield. Cairns, on the other hand, had rain most of the day. Similar to Vancouver, Cairns' mountains can provide very different weather than surrounding areas even just a few miles away. We had a clear line of sight into town, and could see the clouds raining down.
Our plans the next day had us taking a skyrail over the surrounding rainforest. Smithfield, coincidentally, is located directly beside the skyrail’s pick-up point.
Once we (I) were done with cable skiing, we were both in need of nourishment before returning to Cairns. We popped over to the restaurant adjoining the skyrail welcome building for a quick snack. We were just in time for high tea.
It’s tough to beat my Mom’s homemade gingerbread, but I still gave the restaurant’s a try. Mom's won over the restaurant's in a b-i-g way. Her recipe is provided below, with her blessing:
*** Recipe: soon to come …waiting for Mom to email it to me. :)
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