This is the view from our room at the Hilton Cairns, located right on the wharf. You can see our main dive-boat during our stay, the ReefQuest. It is the large white boat on the right at the end of the pier.

You can see construction going on in the foreground. A major cyclone wiped out much of the town square, so they are re-building it.

Cairns is a lovely place with very friendly people. Queensland is the province of Australia where Cairns is located. Cairns by the way is pronounced "Kanz" with a very slight hint or an R sound right before the n.