We had a busy couple of days while Kosmos was still out of the water. We got to play with zinc, propane, flax, lanolin, and Swiss cheese. Continue reading
Cairns Drydock Wrap Up
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Yearly Archives: 2007
Visit to Kuranda, Queensland, Australia
Last night the boys had fallen asleep in the car and managed to stay asleep while they were carried them up to Kosmos. In the morning, Pim looked out the windows and was shocked to see the water was gone. It was really cute. We figured it probably wasn’t a good idea to hang around breathing paint fumes all day, so we decided to head into the mountains. There are numerous national parks within a day’s driving distance, and we chose to go to the closest one, Kuranda, only a half hour away. Near the entrance of the park is a small town also called Kuranda. A visit to Kuranda town and some hikes in the Kuranda national park is a popular tourist day trip from Cairns.
The drive up the mountain was really pretty. Here is a view of Cairns and the surrounding area from the side of the road close to Kuranda.
Being that we are in a rainforest, it is Continue reading
Cairns Haul Out Day
Today was the big day. We were having Kosmos hauled out of the water so her bottom could be painted. We were somewhat nervous since we had just read an article in Passagemaker magazine about another Nordhavn that had been dropped during haul out and completely destroyed.
The Norship boatyard is located just two miles up the river. The marina is right where the river meets the ocean. On the right hand side as you go up the river is an industrial area. There is a cruise ship terminal, a small navy base, and several boatyards. On the left side of the river is an endless expanse of mangrove trees with moorings lining the banks. There is a boat on almost every mooring all the way up to the yard.
We found the correct yard and pulled into the only slip. A couple Continue reading
Chores, Maintenance, and Stocking Up in Cairns
On Friday morning we said goodbye to Jaime at 05:00. It was time for him to Continue reading
The Tropical Forest Dome
On The Esplanade, a block or so from the marina is a casino. It is the building with the odd shaped black roof that you saw in the last post. We saw big casino signs on the building. We thought the roof design was just a neat architectural style, but we did find it odd that the casino has lots of trees growing along the roof line. There are big signs that say casino all over it. It turns out that Continue reading