One Perfect Day . . . at Skybury

Monday (19th May) was a spectacular day . . . one of those perfect ones . . . quite cool in the morning, and then gently warming up into the day under a cloudless, crystal clear blue sky . . . hmmmmm . . . way too good not to be out in :) And so, because it was also a day free of any appointments, and Dad and Mum were both feeling pretty well, we spontaneously decided to take advantage of it and so off we went to The Australian Coffee Centre at Skybury for a Devonshire Tea . . . well, Coffee actually LOL! Skybury is a coffee plantation, processing plant, and restaurant about 10 minutes outside of Mareeba, and its Australia's oldest coffee plantation. It's also one of Australia's biggest, and the visitor centre/restaurant truly is a work of art (timber art, that is), with its beautifully finished hillside pole construction and spaceous verandahs built to highlight a spectacular view of the coffee plantation. Several huge shade sails make sure the balmy Queensland sun didn't put anyone to sleep :)


I'm happy to report that the coffee was hot (though I always ask for extra hot coffee these days), and tasted pretty good too. The scones were absolutely delicious, and delightfully crunchy on the outside, but I guess for the price they charged for them, they needed to be scones that stood out from the rest LOL!


All in all, it was a wonderful day, and I think the positives of the fresh air and sunshine way outweighed the energy it took for them to make the trip, and they both thoroughly enjoyed the outing. They're talking about doing trips like this more often, too :)