We spent a week visiting our friends Ralph and KC in Goldsborough near Cairns, Queensland and they took us on a different outing every day. To catch an idea of the range of our excursions, here are a few maps.
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<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m76!1m12!1m3!1d815811.4596234596!2d145.14730961885766!3d-16.916228101632438!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m61!3e0!4m5!1s0x697891ffa221b0cf%3A0x400eef17f207580!2sGoldsborough%20QLD%204865%2C%20Australia!3m2!1d-17.1529492!2d145.74253729999998!4m5!1s0x6978ea5618362265%3A0x72759846778fee43!2sThe%20Boulders!3m2!1d-17.3412679!2d145.8697479!4m5!1s0x6978e89a6e3312db%3A0x400eef17f207b10!2sBramston%20Beach%20QLD%2C%20Australia!3m2!1d-17.3551701!2d146.02454699999998!4m5!1s0x6978c0908ab68539%3A0x9da5520feecf751f!2sJosephine%20Falls!3m2!1d-17.432332199999998!2d145.8595106!4m5!1s0x6978db2b4c768c93%3A0x8c8dafccab5c7405!2sInnisfail%20QLD%2C%20Australia!3m2!1d-17.5226261!2d146.0285223!4m5!1s0x6978da470d6eb703%3A0x36f7769f59e9632e!2sEtty%20Bay%20Beach!3m2!1d-17.5590318!2d146.09040489999998!4m5!1s0x697891ffa221b0cf%3A0x400eef17f207580!2sGoldsborough%20QLD%2C%20Australia!3m2!1d-17.1529492!2d145.74253729999998!4m5!1s0x69786d8a56a77289%3A0x2dd771cb66fce899!2sPalm%20Cove%20Beach!3m2!1d-16.7439414!2d145.6713838!4m5!1s0x6982a7b80f4526eb%3A0x500eef17f211080!2sPort%20Douglas%20QLD%2C%20Australia!3m2!1d-16.483973199999998!2d145.4622522!4m5!1s0x699d5261e01fef7b%3A0x400eef17f207150!2sDaintree%20QLD%2C%20Australia!3m2!1d-16.250286799999998!2d145.3185292!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1677281978400!5m2!1sen!2sca" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>The map above charts our excursions on the first and third days of our visit. On the first day we headed south to The Boulders, a creek with waterfalls and rainforest trails near Babinda, followed by a visit to Branston Beach, Josephine Falls, Innisfail, and Etty Bay Beach before returning to Goldsborough. On the third day we headed north through Cairns to Palm Cove Beach, Port Douglas and on to Daintree before heading back.