tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post7267493092800032964..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Cairns EsplanadeIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-26449518904214770322017-05-26T09:18:20.102+10:002017-05-26T09:18:20.102+10:00Yes, I meant to mention that there will be a follo...Yes, I meant to mention that there will be a follow-up on 'the rest' of Cairns, especially Centenary Lakes (I don't actually have much on the Bot Gdns, as I tend to focus on native-oriented ones). I'm sure there is some condescension from the Tablelands to the coast; I get it, but note that there is a depressing lack of original vegetation up there...Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-6516216864548969772017-05-25T16:43:46.045+10:002017-05-25T16:43:46.045+10:00I agree that Cairns is a strange mixture. It is g...I agree that Cairns is a strange mixture. It is great for birding and would be magnificent if one vertebrate species could be culled. When we visited last July the game of Pokemon Go had just been launched. All the young tourists (ie under 40) were walking along the Esplanade eyes glued to their phones playing this mind-sucking game and ignoring all the wildlife. This didn't give a good feeling for the place! <br /><br />Will you be doing a separate post about the Botanic Gardens and their surrounds?<br /><br />It was interesting to hear views of people in Atherton and thereabouts regarding Cairns. Basically great sympathy for the poor folk who live in such a hot steaming, cyclone-ridden place. With justification they see the Tablelands as much more congenial!Flabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com