Holiday Day Seven, Eight & Nine- Cairns

The main reason we decided to travel to Cairns in the first place was so that I could go to work and the kids could have a holiday. So I spent days seven, eight and nine in an air-conditioned building being served food at pre-arranged intervals. It was such a hard few days....

Meanwhile Mark had the kids to entertain and I'm really not sure who had the hardest three days. The first day he had a hard time and we decided to hire out these bikes in the afternoon to keep the kids busy.

Three people enjoyed the ride...

One person did not....

So on the second day Mark took the kids somewhere cool (an indoor play centre) so that they would be happier in the afternoon. Apparently Tiny Girl just HAD to have this dress (I can imagine her batting her eyes at daddy to get him to buy it.)

My work in Cairns involved consulting to the Department of Environment and Resource Management and I was so happy to see that they are practicing what they preach in the design of their new building. These three photos (sneakily taken on my phone) show their lobby area. It is open, airy, full of plants and makes the most of the natural environment. Such a change from the dimly lit, ugly buildings I frequent in Brisbane. I wonder whether their staff feel happier to work in such a nice environment?