Arriving at Cairns early

When I got to my Hotel

it was early

Quantas had worked wonders

on the flight

A special vegan breakfast

Thanks to Lonnie

But getting into Cairns

Just wasn’t right.

The shuttle bus was waiting

at the airport

I shuffled on and sat there

on the floor

The driver said I was the only pick up

and took me to my hotel, I was sure

It looked good on the Esplanade, a lovely place

a sweet reception

sumptious to a tee

But booking in they said I was too early

Right now its not the place

unfortunately

They then confused me with a man

Doug Taylor

They booked me in a room with a big bath

That would just have been a bit disastrous

I told them that with a little too

much wrath

The manager came out and told me firmly

I was too early so go and return

I was hot and bothered

For it was hot outside

I went to see the Aboriginal gallery

Huge it was with myriads of things

But I just could not sit down

and so I left

and walked back slowly praying for some wings

I found a cafe

entrance in the Hotel

The Wink Cafe and fell into a chair

Barry from the Isle of Man then served me

With a tired salad

which just wasn’t fair

Chris the manager then came and told me

My room was ready and I went

up to

The room it was designer chairs

impractical for me

Marshmallow everywhere

that I could see

I showered and went off to the

Lily Pad Cafe,

In Grafton Street

a taxi ride away

Had a splendid salad and a lovely glass of smoothie

and chinwagged with the owner half the day

Later I received a call from Kuranda

The coach would come tomoroow I hour late

First I would go to Tjapukai

Then skyrail and the Kuranda train

I went to sleep that night

just feeling great