My week

To follow on from last week's post we drove to Cairns last Sunday for a movie date and a little shopping.  When we arrived into Cairns Philip dropped me off at Cairns Central while he went to Bunnings to buy his hedge trimmer....yessss!!!  I avoided the dreaded Bunnings...
I went straight to JBHIFI to buy a new iPad and accessories.  Gosh they are getting expensive.  No wonder Apple shares are decreasing in value because I'm certain not many folks can afford to pay the prices that they are charging for their merchandise. Anyway....moving on.

When Philip and I met up again it was time for lunch.  We knew that our cruise liner was docked at the wharf so we decided to eat somewhere close by.  We ended up at Dundee's.  It was lovely sitting in air-conditioning, on the waterfront,  on a very hot day.  The meal was delicious.  Entree was seafood chowder for Philip - huge!

And soft-shell crab on a bed of wakame for me.  I chose this dish because I LOVE wakame!  I first had it in a Tuna Poke Bowl and didn't know what I was eating but on enquiry I found out that it is seaweed!  It is just so delicious and you really must try it if you get the opportunity.

We walked off our lunch by strolling down to the Cairns Cruise Ship Terminal to have a close-up look at our accomodation for 40 days.  Regent Seven Seas Navigator looks very accomodating and we are getting excited.  Our room is at the top, same floor as the bridge and the first from the left.  We should get some nice views from there.

After lunch it was movie time.  We enjoyed watching The Mule and yes, Clint Eastwood is showing everyone of his 88 years but he can still act the britches of many younger actors.  The movie recounts the true storey of Leo Sharp, a World War 11 veteran who became a drug courier for the Sinaloa Cartel in his 80's. I would probably give the movie four stars and that is only because it left a few unanswered questions. A google search afterwards answered them for us. 

The rest of this week has been quiet but we did go back to Cairns on Friday evening for "Nashville Live" at the new Cairns Performing Arts Centre.  Philip and I are not really into country music but surprisingly we were singing along, tapping our toes and clapping our hands to the beat of the majority of the songs.  Philip enjoyed the second half more than the first as it was a little more modern with plenty of songs by Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton.  The first half was songs by the likes of Merle Haggard and Patsy Cline that I really enjoyed.

Prior to the show we had dinner at one of our friends home.  Jane had cooked a delicious Lasagne that we had with salad followed by a decadent Tirimisu.  We were indeed spoilt.  After the show we returned to our friends place at Palm Cove to stay the night.  I'm glad we did as it was after 11pm when we arrived there.  If we had driven home we would not have arrived until well after midnight and the lovely coastal drive through the day can we quite dangerous at night with lots of wildlife at the edges of the road.
I have become addicted to My Kitchen Rules (again!) and made the Lamb Shanks that the mother and son team cooked last week.  It was so tasty and I understand why both judges gave it 10/10. It didn't photograph as good as it tasted!