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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	this week's weather Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:04am We'll be in Cairns this week so its 26. 26. 27. 26. 25. 26 Over night temps.... 18.19.18.18.19.19. fair dinkum, if it gets any better I'll puke
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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #1 - Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:08am Just looking at Melbourne. .. 13 to 15 with showers most days... Over night temps 7 to 10
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95485 Melbourne Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #2 - Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:10am True Blue... wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:08am: Just looking at Melbourne. .. 13 to 15 with showers most days... Over night temps 7 to 10 Yes - Melbourne is like living in a refrigerator. It's cold & damp.
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Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 1:44pm

True Blue... wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:04am:

We'll be in Cairns this week so its

26. 26. 27. 26. 25. 26

Over night temps....

18.19.18.18.19.19.

fair dinkum, if it gets any better I'll puke Grin

That's the first time I've "heard" you say a good word about Qld Blue, well done.

They tell me this is the best time of year to visit Cairns, enjoy

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Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 4:46pm

Rosie wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 1:44pm:

True Blue... wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:04am:

We'll be in Cairns this week so its

26. 26. 27. 26. 25. 26

Over night temps....

18.19.18.18.19.19.

fair dinkum, if it gets any better I'll puke Grin

That's the first time I've "heard" you say a good word about Qld Blue, well done.

They tell me this is the best time of year to visit Cairns, enjoy

yes... we deliberately targeted this time of year because of the weather...

when we went over to WA in Jan last year it was over 40* every single damn day... Shocked

most of the QLD outback was uninspiring to drive through.... it wasn't until we got to the North Side of Townsville that things started to change and all of the Tropical flowers, Mountains and Forrest's came out... beautiful colours

oh, I did stay at a place called Springsure in the outback around the QLD highlands area I think... anyways... at night the floodlight their mountains that are just outside of town... I camped up there one night with a fire going and having a few beers... I really enjoyed that too

this is our campsite where we are atm... birds are singing all day... all different sounds to what we get back at home

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Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:04pm

I live about 1000km (by road) south of Cairns in Rockhampton. This year, we seem to have missed the winter weather, with probably only a few days minimums getting into single digit temperatures. We might get a blast of cold weather by next week, with that high moving in to direct some Antarctic winds. But I doubt that I will see my heater(s) get any use this winter.

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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #6 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 4:33pm well lets hope the weather holds up for a couple of more weeks yet... so far its been unbelievable... my daughters have been TXTing me of how massive winds are blowing over small sheds, trampolines and swishing the toilet bowl water around in the dunny back down in victoria
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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #7 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:02pm a taste of what we've been up to... Diamond View Gondola.. and my holiday favourite 150 Lashes Pale Ale
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austranger Gold Member Offline Opinionated Sod Posts: 1506 adelaide Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #8 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:08pm I lived in Cairns for a few years back in the 80's, my second son was born there, it's a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there now, too touristy and expensive.
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Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:14pm

austranger wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:08pm:

I lived in Cairns for a few years back in the 80's, my second son was born there, it's a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there now, too touristy and expensive.

fuel is 10c higher than Townsville... Shocked

just no reason for it than to gouge the tourists ... Angry

anyways... a couple more of my favourites

im going to go back and get this little beauty for one of my daughters... Grin

I've felt a real instant attraction to this area and can honestly say that out of anywhere in Australia... I'd like to come back to this place first...

but only at this time of year mind... while the cold, rains and wind move into Victoria...

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #10 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:26pm You are there at precisely the correct time. November - February and the heat/humidity does impact on you soft Mexicans.
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #11 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:38pm Great pics, True Blue. My mother lived in Kuranda 20 years ago. It's beautiful.
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Reply #12 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 6:46pm

Took the missus & kids (aged 4 and 3) to Cairns on holidays in 1997, drove up in
our XE Falcon staying in mid-range motels each night and while actually there.

We were there in August (actually arrived home the day of Lady Di's death) and
you couldn't have asked for better weather. Temps in the high 20s most days.

It used to get black and cloudy in the afternoons, but it never rained or stormed.

Yes, it was quite expensive if you are doing the 'tourist scene' but wouldn't be
too bad if you were a resident. We spent a fair bit, but then we were on a holiday
after all.

Sadly, our holiday was cut short due to our home having been broken-into and
robbed and the kids' Maltese terrier being murdered, but I'd love to get back up
there one day to see all the things we were forced to miss.

A planned train trip to Kuranda which we had to forego, for one thing...

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Reply #13 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 6:56pm

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:38pm:

Great pics, True Blue. My mother lived in Kuranda 20 years ago. It's beautiful.

Apparently Kuranda has (or had) a station-master who was a keen gardener, a video I
saw a while back showed the station a mass of plants and flowers...

It looked lovely, a real credit to the bloke responsible.

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Reply #14 - Jun 26^th, 2014 at 10:30am

Bobby. wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:10am:

True Blue... wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2014 at 9:08am:

Just looking at Melbourne. ..

13 to 15 with showers most days...

Over night temps 7 to 10

Cheesy

Yes - Melbourne is like living in a refrigerator.

It's cold & damp.

perth has been like this for a while... i think in may it rained the whole month

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: this week's weather Reply #15 - Jun 26^th, 2014 at 10:32am austranger wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:08pm: I lived in Cairns for a few years back in the 80's, my second son was born there, it's a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there now, too touristy and expensive. ..why is all the signage in japanese or has it changed since the late 80s?
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Reply #16 - Jun 26^th, 2014 at 5:17pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jun 26^th, 2014 at 10:32am:

austranger wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:08pm:

I lived in Cairns for a few years back in the 80's, my second son was born there, it's a wonderful place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there now, too touristy and expensive.

..why is all the signage in japanese or has it changed since the late 80s?

all English signage about the place....

only foreign languages are in booking agents and tourist information offices...

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Reply #17 - Jun 26^th, 2014 at 5:23pm

Kat wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 6:56pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:38pm:

Great pics, True Blue. My mother lived in Kuranda 20 years ago. It's beautiful.

Apparently Kuranda has (or had) a station-master who was a keen gardener, a video I
saw a while back showed the station a mass of plants and flowers...

It looked lovely, a real credit to the bloke responsible.

I saw a sign that said "Cairns, the City in the Gardens"...

and believe me, its true...

plants and trees everywhere.... throughout the streets and also the local residents homes have lovely gardens...

there is a lot of road works going on about the place at the moment as they try and get it all done in the dry season...

Went up to the Daintree yesterday... stopped in at Port Douglas... another beautiful place with vegetation everywhere throughout the streets....

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Grand Duke Imam Mahdi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 564 Gender:	Re: this week's weather Reply #18 - Jun 28^th, 2014 at 8:05pm It was rainy this week.
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Reply #19 - Jun 28^th, 2014 at 9:22pm

Grand Duke Imam Mahdi wrote on Jun 28^th, 2014 at 8:05pm:

It was rainy this week.

Not in Cairns it wasn't. .. another perfect day and we spent it on The Great Barrier Reef

Some people say that the Ningaloo Reef is better but they are just don't know what they are talking about. ..

The GBR S**** on it... we sailed out of Port Douglas and went out near the continental shelf. ... the outer GBR ... it was fantastic! !!

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