I hope you all had a great Easter Weekend! .. mine wasn't too bad.

Fiona and I decided this weekend that we would go away and get out of Townsville for once, along with a couple of our friends. I think it was a well deserved break for everyone.

We drove up there in our friend's car on Good Friday, it was a good trip, and the girls had a laugh listening to some old CD's that they used to like. I think we were in the car for about 4 hours until we got to Cairns, taking a short break about half way for something to eat and to stretch the legs.

Once we got there no one knew the way to where we were staying, fancy that, so after a few phonecalls and talking to a guy in some shop we found our way to our resort. We stayed at The Lakes, somewhere Fiona had stayed before and we had been meaning to go to for ages. First impressions were great, and as we made our way through the resort after check in and took a look at the room those first impressions were backed up. Unfortunately we forgot the digital camera this time, we took the digital video camera, might try and get some shots off it. Till then no photo's of the actual places we went.

We had lunch/afternoon tea and then after a few drinks went to the resort's main restaurant for dinner. Over a few spirits and glasses of wine we all had some of the best meals we have had in a long time. After dinner we took an extra bottle of wine and went for a swim (shh don't tell ! ) . After that we got yet another bottle of wine sent back to the room, I had a good go at that :-)  , 8 glasses of wine and two glasses of rum later I went to bed.

Saturday we went shopping................. horay for shopping... (I hope the sarcasm is visible somehow), the Cairns shops are so much better than Townsville though, on the upside I bought Fiona a new handbag as an easter present, I already gave her early chocolates. We went to the designer stores too (Luis Voiton, Prada etc), the ladies were snobs in there. Once we got home we all went for a swim before getting ready to go out.

We went to the Casino for dinner, it was a buffet, but so much better than the townsville one, the food actually tastes good. There were some good shows on that night including one of those "statue-people" or whatever, dressed up as a barnacled sea captain he scared people that went near, everyone had a laugh. Fiona and I aren't much of gamblers so we managed to only spend $20 at the casino. The people with us had some good luck at the blackjack table.

Easter Sunday Fiona and I woke up and exchanged gifts, she then claims I went back to sleep right away but I think she did too. Once we got up we got ready, checked out and had a great breakfast at the restaurant in the resort. It was straight home after that.

The trip home was a long one, but we stopped at the Frosty Mango for a bite to eat, no one finished their ice creams, in my own oppinion they dont taste that great.

Well thats it, we got home and it was all over, we had a good weekend away from Townsville and I have now picked up a new found love of pin ball machines (from a pub we had a few drinks at). Ill remember the digital camera next time.. heh. 

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