Dear Friends & Customers,

Every Saturday night our Master Chef David Bres creates a delicious
3-course set menu for $55.

The menu is themed around a secret ingredient that will only be revealed on Saturday nights.

We encourage our valued guests to actively participate and challenge our chefs by selecting the secret ingredient. It can be an herb, a particular flavour, a condiment or anything other than the meat or fish component of the main course.

You can email us or ring our Maitre D' Stephanie to place your challenge. The decision to take up your challenge is at David's discretion, and if he does so, he will let you know on which Saturday he will craft his menu around your secret ingredient.

Of course, if you do not wish to place a challenge, you will also be most welcome to sample David's special menu on any Saturday night.

We love to hear from you soon. Just ring Stephanie on ph. 40411221 after 3pm.

Best regards,

Oliver, Stephanie & David

we have been seeing a lot of eagle rays jumping from the water latley

also the osprey eagles are hunting the fish on top of the water right in front of the kayaks and there have been many blue spot lagoon rays in front of the double island resort along with 1 pair of long fin bat fish who seem to have taken up residents at the exclusive resort

Sea Change Beachfront Apartments and Ocean Spirit Reef Cruises have accommodation and reef cruise packages available.

These packages include a minimum of 4 nights in your choice of either a One, Two, or Three Bedroom Beachfront Apartment, plus a 5 star Reef Cruise to Michaelmas Cay for each person on Ocean Spirit's luxurious sailing catamaran.

So while you enjoy the privacy of a luxurious, five star apartment situated on the tranquil shores of the Coral Sea, you can also experience the spectacular Great Barrier Reef.

You will be personally met at Cairns airport on arrival and transferred to Sea Change Beachfront Apartments. You will then be taken to your spacious apartment which will have expansive views over the beach and ocean. Sea Change is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the sounds of the waves crashing onto the white sands of Trinity Beach.

Next is a Cruise to the Great Barrier Reef with “Ocean Spirit Cruises” enjoying the splendour of “Michaelmas Cay”. Snorkelling equipment, morning & afternoon tea, a sumptuous lunch (inc. seafood), reef viewing on semi submersibles, marine biologists' presentations on board, champagne on the homeward sail, and all transfers are included.

The packages that we currently have available are:

• One Bedroom Beachfront Apartment: (maximum of 2 persons) Stay 4 nights, pay for 3 nights, plus a Great Barrier Reef cruise to Michaelmas Cay.
  From $470 per person (normally $689 per person).
• Two Bedroom Beachfront Apartment: (maximum of 4 persons) Stay 4 nights, pay for 3 nights, plus a Great Barrier Reef cruise to Michaelmas Cay.
  From $305 per person (normally $469 per person).
• Three Bedroom Beachfront Apartment: (maximum of 6 persons) Stay 4 nights, pay 3 nights, plus a Great Barrier Reef cruise to Michaelmas Cay.
  From $260 per person (normally $409 per person).

For further information on these great package deals, complete the inquiry form and advise us of what package you are interested in, and we will email you a quote. Please note, these accommodation & reef packages can only be booked directly with Sea Change. In addition, if you want to stay longer than 4 days you can, and you will receive one FREE night with EVERY booking.

This week we have the famous Coffin Bay oysters which are shucked (opened to order).

South Australian oysters are recognised as a quality seafood product, cultured in some of the cleanest most unpolluted waters in the world with the nearest land being Antarctica. At the point of sale oysters have a creamy appearance, fresh ocean smell, and unique cupped shell filled with juicy plump meat. Each growing area is distinguished by its unique and succulent South Australian taste.

Freshly shucked oysters are... succulent/sensational and mouth watering.

I lust like to forward on a few comments re: our trip to Michaelmas Cay… Having lived in Cairns for 3-4 years now and a regular visitor to the reef with various operators I have to advise you that the last trip was unbelievable in all areas, your staff is so professional and friendly with fantastic service, location was awesome and the Reef was the best I have seen ever!! The cleanliness and presentation of the boat was immaculate! Trudi and I would like to thank you alot and will be back soon.

Paradise Palms Resort & Country Club

Sangri-La Hotel Cairns Sunday 25th October 2-5

The Evergreen Quintet will be playing again at this great event set in the  grand ballroom at the Shangri-La Hotel. This years the host for the glam event will be, Bec from Hot FM, one of Cairns most popular radio stations. For tickets Contact Emma < emmer@travstar.com >

Sun. 27th September The Evergreen Trio 3 PM

Wine and  dine to the Evergreen Trio great seafood large selection of wines at The 1770 Restaurant  one of Cooktowns fine waterside dining establishments, It'sone of our the trios favourite venues, See you there?

We will trade from 6pm and you can chose from David's excellent and inventive a-la-carte menu. Stephanie will have some beautiful orchids for the mothers.

Just ring Stephanie for a reservation on ph. 40411221 after 3pm. We hope to see you soon.

Best regards,

Oliver, Stephanie & David

Sunrise at 6.31am & first light at 6.09am, seen every day from a hot air balloon here in the tropics in May, is displaying some amazing colours.

Taking off on the Atherton Tablelands, west of Kuranda and Port Douglas daily, the ballooning industry keeps the most up to date weather information to determine balloon launch sites & flight plans. Temperatures this week will range from an overnight of 19 degrees to a high of 27 in Kuranda and Mareeba. We suggest a light jacket and enclosed shoes, when starting your early morning tour and definitely sunglasses and a hat for after breakfast. To see photos of today''s weather on the Atherton Tablelands go to www.hotair.com.au  

It will be mostly fine and sunny inland for the week ahead though you will notice a difference driving from the Atherton Tablelands back to Port Douglas where the forecast is for moderate SE winds, fresh at times along the coast.

Saturday 6th June 11am

The "Evergreen trio are back again by popular demand at Yorkys Knob Festival:

Maggie Nelson Keyboards and Vocals, Neville Hermes, Guitar, Ian Horne Reeds, Jack Dale Trombone, Keith Bone Double Bass, Maxwell Stokes Drummer.

The Prince Albert II is owned by Silversea Cruises- an Italian company reknowned for its high class service and spectacular itineraries. The Prince Albert II is the newest member of their fleet, it was only launched in May of this year, and is the companys only expedition ship. She carries up to 135 passengers.

Robin was invited to join a hand picked Expedition Team to lead the ships inaugural journey to Antarctica.

Robins duties include lecturing on a range of environmental topics, leading shoreside excursions to look for penguins, seals and other wildlife, as well as driving the zodiacs. Zodiacs are rubber inflatable boats that are used to transport passengers to and from the shoreside. These zodiacs are also used to conduct cruises amongst the huge icebergs and glaciers that Antarctica is so well known for.

Robin joined the Prince Albert II in Mexico and sailed down the entire western coastline of South America to Ushuaia, Argentina the disembarkation point for Antarctica. She has just completed the inaugural trip from Ushuaia, to the Falklands, to South Georgia, to the Antarctic Peninsula and across the Drake Passage back to Ushuaia. She is currently in the middle of her second voyage back down to Antarctica. Robin will remain in Antarctica until early Jan when she will return to Cairns for a brief stop over before joining a similar ship in the Indian Ocean to take the same message of environmental and marine conservation to the islands around the Seychelles, Madagascar and East Africa.

This year Passions has raised five thousand dollars.

Passions want to thank each and every one of its passengers who has contributed to this amazing accomplishment by buying a t-shirt from us. If you are interested in purchasing one of our t-shirts and helping us save sharks, please contact us.

Evergreen Trio Sunday 31st May 3 PM

The Evergreen Trio  are back again at the "1770 Restaurant "  Maggie Nelson Keyboards and Vocals, Neville Hermes Guitar, Maxwell Stokes Drummer.   

For a great afternoon's fun in Cooktown, Book early to enjoy the great ambience at this classic waterside live music wining & dining location