Well, so much for the movie. As soon as we hit the Bruce Highway the rain hit us, and heavily. I started slowing down to ten, then fifteen kph below the speed limit so that I could have some confidence that my tyres were actually touching the road; even then I wasn't trusting that road conditions would hold to Cairns. After a quick discussion with Vickie, who made the point that we could well get cut off from home while we were at the cinema, I took the first turn-off leading back toward Gordonvale proper.

So we missed out an a free, probably very fun movie. I know what I'll do: Blame it on the rain.