Nutmeg Grove Tropical Rainforest B&B - Cairns Australia.
Ingrid and Terry welcome you. Please feel free to sign our Dreambook
| Name: | martin belgium |
| E-mail address: | bs174269@skynet.be |
| Comments: | now and then i look into your webside see if everytihing is ok with you both and family
long time (2005) is tayed with you but it is till part of my " dreamtime" hope to come and visit you again by |
| Name: | Ave & Jean-Guy Riopel |
| E-mail address: | riopelj@bmts.com |
| Comments: | Terry & Ingrid:
Looking at your website again brings back fond memories of our visit in May 2005. We loved your home and were treated like visiting royalty. Hope all is well with you both and the dogs. Take care. |
| Name: | Evie & Ted Breu |
| Comments: | Thanks for an absolutely wonderful time! Your B&B is fantastic, but more than that - you're wonderful people. We've enjoyed getting to know you and appreciate all you've done for us. Everything was terrific. Take care & keep in touch.
Ted & Evie, Duluth, MN |
| Name: | Fran & Ken Baker |
| Comments: | We have had a wonderful time (again) in your lovely house & your great company. Thanks a million. Keep up the good work & we really hope to return again & again.
Lots of love from Fran & Ken Kalgoorlie, WA Australia |
| Name: | Diane & Charlie Winger |
| Comments: | 8th Jan 2002
We have enjoyed our visit to yor wonderful house. We truly felt like we were in the Garden of Eden. We now have a new standard to measure up to for the guests that stay at our house. This was the perfect spot to celebrate the 50th Birthday! We'll take home wonderful memories which we'll cherish for many years to come. Thank You! Diane & Charlie Colorado USA |
| Name: | Marg & John |
| Comments: | Hello folks,
What can we say...back home in the US but missing you all heaps. What a wonderful place, company & life style you have shared with us. Never to be forgotten and will always hold you dear to our hearts. Recommend you to all our friends at the MUST SEE & DO thingy in Oz. Marg & John |
| Name: | Martin - Belgium |
| Comments: | To Ingrid & Terry. "Dreamtime" does exist. Not in the past but in the present. I took some of your "spirit" with me. I left some of my "soul" with you. Leaving is like a part of you is dying. Thank you for taking care of me. Martin.....Belgium |
| Comments: | We give sincere thanks for a treasure trove. Of rainforest, breakfast and 2 friendly dogs And lime-trees so big you could cut them for logs! We loved colling off in the saltwater pool And thought that the "wrinkle-free" photos were cool Your house is so full of unique, stylish items And your humour would just make the saddest heart lighten. We're sorry we're leaving so early but then With only one airline, it's hard to pretend (Ansett demise) That we'll get home at any respectable hour (We'll be up so early - no time for shower!!) We leave with memories we won't forget So you reckon we'll be back again - yes, you bet! Many thanks and best wishes to you both Peter & Wendy Victoria, Australia |
| Name: | Tom, Loretta & Nicholas |
| Comments: | Our second stay here! What beautiful accommodating hosts. Nothing is too hard, everything is possible, everything's ok. You guys really make us feel at home, and provide incredible service, hospitality, thoughtful care and charm. Wow! Thanks for again caring for us and looking after our family...little Nicholdas...just 9 months, felt happy here! We are leaving feeling refreshed, peaceful and happy. Love Tome, Loretta & Nicholas. Melbourne, Victoria Australia. |
| Name: | Claudia & Rolf |
| Comments: | Wir sagen Dankeschoen, es war so wunderschoen...!! We enjoyed it sooo much to stay in your house, the big more-than-king-size-bed the delicious breakfasts...hmmmmmm the rainforest close to your house the dogs, the different frogs and tigga and the way you say: "relax woman"!!! In one word: 1000 thanks for your overwhelming warm hospitality! Rolf Manser & Claudia Schaefer Switzerland. |
| Name: | Anna-Maria and Griffith |
| Comments: | Thank you so much for helping us make our rainforest wedding day so very special at Nutmeg Grove. This is a truly unique & beautiful place. You are fortunate to live in this lovely tropical hideaway. We are soon to leave this country but we will never forget the warmth, the beauty and the hospitality of this place. Take care, Grif & Anna Maria. Sydney Australia |
| Name: | Judith Koenig |
| Comments: | Ingrid, Terry and rainforest friends - This has certainly been a most extraordinary experience. At your home I have found beauty in surroundings as well as within your warm personalities. Thank you for your gracious hospitality, all the recommendations, great food and friendship. I really have felt like member of your family and hope we keep in touch. Warmest wishes for your good health and every happiness. Judith Koenig |
| Name: | Jeff & Martha Weir |
| Comments: | Thankyou for everything!! You both helped to make our honeymoon a treasured memory. There are so many - welcoming us into your beautiful home, the wonderful breakfasts, all the terrific suggestions of places to stay, and Jeff especially loved the chocolates left at his bedside everyday. We will definitely miss the beauty of this place & look forward to the day we can return. Loved all the animals & you being such wonderful hosts. Love, Jeff and Martha Weir, Troy, Michigan USA |
| Name: | Jack & Sophie Caldwell |
| Comments: | When we drove into your "Nutmeg Grove" we knew we'd found a real treasure trove. Welcomed by a trio of stately "thick-knees" strolling elegantly through the lime orchard. We found our queen room elegant & white, where we spent more than one restful night. Bountiful breakfasts were prepared by Ingrid. If we'd stayed much longer - we'd have large love-handles to rid. Terry regaled us with many interesting words & showed us a lot of beautiful new birds. It is with regret that we must go on our way. We hope if the good lord is willing and wise we shall return for a lovely reprise. Thankyou, thankyou....Jack & Sophie USA |
| Name: | Shelley Thompson |
| Comments: | You renewed my faith in the internet. After 2 terrible experiences, I arrived at this fabulous dreamhouse, with excellent host & hostess. Breakfasts that give you enough calories to last you the whole day. I should also mention the beautiful tropical surroundings & the pool...wow. Wish I could buy one your paintings Ingrid. Wish I had a bigger suitcase to buy the local arts also. Thanks for making my stay so relaxing and memorable. Shelley Thomson (the Canadian ay) Vancouver ay. |
| Name: | Dan & Emily |
| E-mail address: | dsuiter@destinations.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.destinations.com |
| Comments: | TRAVELLERS BEWARE! It is imperative that you pace yourself properly as you sit in the morning for breakfast. Just as soon as you have finished with the 3 course breakfast which awaits you in the morning - and are feeling pleasantly full - around the corner appears course #4 and soon after course #5. All so amazing as to defy any attempt to resist. - Start slowly or else one will explode. Enjoy! T&I, thanks so much for your gracious hospitality. I have worked in the resort travel industry since 1985 and it is now a rare treat to arrive somewhere that surprises me with it's elegance and comfort. What a special place you have here. We are grateful that you open your home and welcome passing strangers in. We look forward to returning some day. Thanks again. Dan & Emily Seattle, Washington. |
| Name: | Sue & Bill Campbell |
| Comments: | One of the extra benefits we can obtain from a B&B experience in addition to Nutmeg Grove's beautiful vistas, sounds, your lovely home decorated with such beautiful paintings and terrific food is new foundfriends across the world. Our stay with you in spite of cyclone "Steve" was wonderful for Bill and me - a chance to experience the rainforest, Banjo, Panda & Tigger and your relaxing grotto pool. Such fun we had with Marly & Gary (the other guests) and the two of you surviving cyclone "Steve". Getting to know the Douglas Clan of Nutmeg Grove will be one of our special Australian memories and Bill promised me we will be back.
Fondly Sue & Bill Campbell. Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. USA |
| Name: | Gary & Marly Atkins |
| E-mail address: | specifictools.msn@attcanada.net |
| Comments: | Nutmeg Grove "A recipe for all to share"
This recipe contains no artificial flavours, or colouring. Only natural ingrediants used: Suitable for the most allergenic & discerning person. ..... 1 each - Terry & Ingrid 1 beautiful home set on the edge of lush green rainforest. 1 peaceful setting. A large amount of wonderful hospitality. Excellent Healthy Breakfasts. Good Conversations. If you like a little spice - add one tropical cyclone "Steve" (your choice) Method: Mix all together in a large bowl of warmth. Decorate with one large Tom cat called Tigger and two border collies called Banjo & Panda. To be consumed at your own leisure as we have done. Thankyou.........Gary & Marly. Ontario. Canada. |
| Name: | Paul & Catherine Mount |
| Comments: | It is with saddness that we leave your beautiful home. Your hospitality & generosity with your time will be hard matched. Thanks for allowing us to become part of your family.
If you are to find Paul in your pool, we have returned for that illusive photo :) Thanks for the fruits that we have never seen nor tasted before (the little hairy ones were especially intriguing). Many thanks, Paul & Catherine. Unionville, Ontario. Canada. |
| Name: | Don & Helen Hobday |
| Comments: | Nutmeg Grove we believe stand for:
N = Nutty Grove by Ingrids own admission. U = Unique in its location & hospitality. T = Terry. Or should I call him Uncle Terry. Buy him a beer & he will regale you with stories, political insite & australian male culture. M = Motherly advice & reproachment always on tap from Auntie Ingrid. E = Early morning rises greeted with a cheery smile. G = Gourmet Breakfasts for the healthy of appetites. G = Garden (and external bathrooms) full of wild life with screams of ? delight at 4.30 am??? You will appreciate this joke Ingrid & Terry. R = Rooms beautifully presented - always. O = Open house, day & night. V = Vehicles - be sure to park in the right place first time or fail the first test :))) E = Excellent choice we made with Nutmeg Grove. We could recommend without hesitation. ...Thankyou Intrid & Terry for your hospitality, these 5 days have allowed us a certain insight into the Australian way of life & north Queensland we never expected. Dan & Helen. South Glamorgan |
| Name: | Caroline & Michael |
| Comments: | Our first stay in tropical north Queensland. Yet another amazing piece of this diverse jigsaw called Australia. Delighted to have experienced it. Life is just too short when there is so so much to do. We have had a taste - now we want more & more. Ingrid & Terry, fellow Aussies, and what GEMS you are. GOOD ON YAS for Nutmeg Grove & we look forward to our next visit. (have to go back to the real world & earn money now - chucks)
Love from Caroline & Michael Johnson - Sydney Australia. |
| Name: | Teresa & Bob Boardman |
| Comments: | I recall standing at your front door mouth wide open and viewing your beautiful home for the first time. The feeling was like when you have dreamed a dream for a long time & it has finally come true. It was like stepping into a fairy tale story book. Thankyou for allowing us to be part of this dream. This experience of Cairns was totally different to our previous experiences & definetely a lot more enjoyable. You have taken so much care in building your home inside & out. I can't really explain how wonderful it was to spend time here. Thankyou both
Bob & teresa Boardman Rosies Youth Mission Inc. Qld. Nerang. Qld. Australia. |
| Name: | Jenny & Paul van Riet |
| Comments: | To Ingrid (our B&B -"bloody beautiful" lady!) & Terry. What a find when surfing the internet - this wonderful place. Thankyou so very much for a wonderful stay. This has been so much more fun than a hotel or apartment. It's been a great experience staying in your beautiful "Queenslander" and meeting all the other guests. Hearing local stories & years from Terry, enjoying very tasty brekkies and dinner, extremely comfy, cosy bed, exciting bird calls at midnight & dawn and the sound of big dewdrops splashing down on the plants and verandah in the mornings.
Well you certainly did everything right - fantastic weather, beautiful & relaxing surroundings, trouble-free bookings of everything. Hope we can return one day. From the happy snorkellers, Jenny & Paul. South Australia. |
| Name: | Ed & Sally Varsa |
| Comments: | You made us feel like family. Thankyou for your superb hospitality. YOur wonderful creativity has brought your B&B to an art form - friendliness, exquitite lodgings and gardens, help fulness, caring, willingness to share and too ample breakfasts. Terry, your love of nature & resources and knowledge and historical knowledge were delightful to share.
We wish we didn't live half a world away from you and here. Hate to leave. You touched our hearts. Take care, from Ed & Sally. Illinois USA |
| Name: | Franck & Yu-Ling |
| Comments: | Isn't it strange, we live 20000kms away and we feel we've known you for a long time. Going back to your house after our visits around Cairns was like going home every evening. We will never forget your wonderful house ("INTEGRATED ART" as Yu-Long called it!) our breakfast beside the pool and above all your hospitality and your great sense of making people fell comfortable anytime.
We will come back to have that walk in the rainforest. Franck & Yu-Ling - France. |
| Name: | Suzanne & John Hall |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.millhouse.com.au |
| Comments: | It takes the operators from one great B&B to recognise the greatness of another!
We loved our 2 nights in the tropics-right here! Great people, great breakfasts, great animals, great fun, great attention to detail - even the right gree frog in the right plantar! I couldn't believe it! Thankyou Ingrid & Terry for your hospitality & friendliness. Will visit again & again. Stay also with us in sunny Tasmania (True) Love & best wishes, Suzanne & John ps Loved your paintings heaps & your amazing style. |
| Name: | Family Cummings |
| Comments: | This place could be the perfect image of paradise on earth. Fantastic ambiance, great people, amazing nature, good food.
Adan, Francaise, Anne-Marie & Patrick (Australia & France) |
| Name: | Rick & Lin |
| Comments: | What a beautiful home! 30 years working in construction and I've never seen anything this nice. Sorry we couldn't stay longer, but we're already planning our next visit. If any of your pets are missing after we've gone...call the airport & have them check Lin's suitacase. All the best to both of you. Rick & Lin
ps. I'm glad I was here to see your latest masterpiece Ingrid. |
| Name: | Maggie & Jim Parsons |
| Comments: | What can I say, this is Heaven on Earth. Your beautiful home should be featured in the Home Beautiful Magazine. Your delicious gourmet breakfasts and your hospitality are beyond belief, every little detail and care is looked after, you truly are a beautiful couple and have done things in great style and make people part of your extended family. It's true you come here as strangers, but definitely leave as friends.
Thankyou so much for making your home mine, we will be back. A paradise. Jim & Maggie - Bittern - Victoria Australia. |
| Name: | Bob & Carole |
| Comments: | Something witty? A little ditty?
So that you can remember us. It really is such a little fuss. Here we go, just read below. ...It was raining, it was pouring, Cyclon Steve was still aroaring. When we called to say we're here (and just to see if you were still there!) Ingrid said to have no fear, just make sure you have lots of wash and wear. It was dark and it was eerie, Water racing on the road, but on we drove - Then we saw their light so cheerie. It beamed right out from Nutmeg Grove. And the guy with the big welcoming glass and the big wide smile - Why that was Terry! A warm and wet welcome and a truly wonderful stay with both of you, Ingrid & Terry at Nutmeg Grove. Bob & Carole were "Spellbound" by your kind hospitality. Wonderful memories we take to Ottawa, Canada. |
| Name: | Carole & Neile |
| Comments: | Mories of Nutmeg Grove.
Warm Friendship of Terry and Ingrid. Great Breakfasts and lively conversation. The walk in the rainforest and no snakes. The beauty of the home and the setting. The splender of the Barrier Reef. The shops and view of Port Douglas. The peaceful nights and gentle rains. Ingrid & Terry thankyou for opening your tropical paradise to us. Ingrid for sharing your art and art books as well as providing wonderful food and travel tips. Terry - your hospitality, your orchard lime jam and don't forget to keep "giving Ingrid a Hand! ;-) Carole & Neil. Avalon NJ USA |
| Name: | Egon Frech |
| Comments: | After 5 weeks in Aussie Land we thought we had seen it all, but we save the best for last! We avoided the crazy alarm clock & just relaxed. It was a pleasure to get to know you both. Now it is your turn to visit us in France. We can't wait to enjoy more of your lovely breakfasts, French-style. (Of course, we will also welcome you to Illinois, if you are crazy enough to come) Please stay in touch.
Encore, merci mille fois, Roxanne Auch vielen Dank von Egon |
| Name: | Joe & Celia Tock |
| Comments: | To have met the both of you have enriched our stay beyond belief. Celia fell in love with your home. I fell in love with Terry's garage. The stay was outstanding in every regard, from the room to Banjo, Panda & Tigger. When (not if) we return we will be certain to include Nutmeg Grove in our plans. Should you ever get to Guam, please look us up.
It is such a shame to leave. We will miss you both. Joe & Celia - Guam |
| Name: | Bill & Vonza Thompson |
| Comments: | A beautiful home in the largest garden ever; great breakfasts, warm welcome......These are a few phrases we take with us from Nutmeg Grove. Please checkout Ingrid's original art and have her book all your excursions. She knows the right people to call.
Fond regards, Bill & Vonza - USA |
| Name: | Danielle & Ian |
| Comments: | We have enjoyed our stay at you excellent B&B - eating, drinking, sleeping, talking and playing with Banjo & Panda. Thanks for your generosity and we hope tos ee you again sometime somewhere in the future.
Danielle & Ian - Netherlands |
| Name: | Alex & Ally |
| Comments: | Many thanks for a wonderful stay...we will be telling all our friends & relatives to come and stay.
Thankyou for sharing your beautful house with us (and giving Ally many ideas for our huse in London and Scotland). We will now have to go on diets after those wonderful breakfasts - even if we did not do justice to them! If you're ever in the UK give us a call.....thanks again from Alex and Ally (and Junior Junior) - the sleepyheads! |
| Name: | Jaci & Bruce Keman |
| Comments: | Endings are first beginnings of something we don't know yet. So, we won't say "goodbye", just how excited we are about having you as friends. We wish we were closer geographically, but cyber-communication will fill the gaps. If you ever get near Seattle, we would do ur best to macth your generous hospitality. How can we thank you for your great advice & help choosing adventures? Your counsel was impeccable, and our vacation here in Cairns was perfect. The great chats at night, the superabundance of 'dog love' from Banjo & Panda and the incredicble food were the icing on the cake. We are grateful!
Hugs from Bruce & Jackie. Seattle, Washington - USA |
| Name: | Julie & Steve |
| Comments: | T'was the night before leaving & all through the house,
Only a tree frog was singing while clinging to the house. Every morning for breakfast there was a huge feast, Then playing with Panda & Banjo - the Ferocious Beasts :) !Cairns is a city with much to do, Follow the advice of the Douglas Crew! You want to know what makes a great B&B? It's Ingrid & Terry, Thats the secret recipie! Cheers.....Julie & Steve - St. Petersburg, Florida USA |
| Name: | Joe & Sunnie Morton |
| Comments: | We have had a great stay here! You both are wonderful hosts & a great source of information on local flora, fauna & "lore". Its a shame we didn't have more time to explore around your B&B & also take advantage of the jacuzzi, but there was just so much to see & do! We shall remember the wonderful hospitality of you all.
Thanks a bunch! Joe & Sunnie Morgantown. WV USA |
| Name: | Bob & Laurie Steinberg |
| Comments: | We have stayed in many a B&B, but never before did we feel so much like "friends visiting friends" rather than paying guests! Thankyou for so much for making us feel so much at home in your MOST beautiful home. From our "welcome tea" to our gourmet breakfast & guided tour of your "estate gardens" - we have loved our Ozzie Experience!
Fondly Bob & Laurie - San diego, California USA |
| Name: | Andrea & Paul |
| Comments: | You have been fantastic hosts during our visit to Queensland. Nutmeg Grove is a wonderful haven & respite for weary travelers with its soothing, artisic decor & tropical setting. It is definitely the most beautiful, gracious bed & breakfast we've ever visited in our travels "down under". Thanks for all yor good care of us, incl delicious gourmet breakfasts and being such an expert travel agent for the remaining days of our stay. We feel so fortunate to have discovere dyour beautiful tropical oasis.
Fond memories forever. Andrea & Paul - California USA |
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