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Act of Kindness
A couple visiting Port Douglas recently have shown their extreme gratitude to one of our own in the hope they will discover just how much their act of kindness meant to them.
Known only as “Chris”, the local lady has made what could have been a disastrous day visit a show of the best thing about our patch… our people.
OUR DAY VISIT TO PORT DOUGLAS
The most beautiful and kind thing happened when we visited Port Douglas recently.
We were visiting for the day and my husband unfortunately slipped on the last step as he got off the coach that had brought us there. He has very compromised legs and walks with one crutch.
He fell heavily on both shins with his ankles and feet folding backwards under him. We managed to turn him around on the step and after quite some time he was finally able to stand, very unsteadily. He had not broken any bones but both legs were very painful.
I saw a beautiful church nearby with a bench in the shade and we resolved to sit there for the four hours before the coach was to leave. After a while we slowly walked to the public toilets and a lady came up to us and asked would we like to use a wheelchair for the time we were there and she would come back and pick it up later.
She had seen what had happened and unbeknown to us had gone home and put a wheelchair in her boot. We thanked her very much but declined as my husband thought it better to try and walk albeit painful.
She quite understood and mentioned that she had some water for us and implored us to take it as we were unable to walk far. She gave us a bag with not only water in it, but some apple turnovers and pringles. We could not believe the kindness of this lady who had observed us from a distance and wanted to help in such a thoughtful way.
I asked her name and she replied “Chris”. We told her our names and thanked her so much for the effort she had gone to and kindness shown. She replied that she did not want our vision of Port Douglas to be badly remembered, as it was such a lovely town with lovely people.
She was not wrong. Our memory of Port Douglas and particularly this kind gesture left us with nothing but good memories of that day and a commitment to return and explore the town properly.
Our heartfelt thanks Chris. You are truly an Angel.
Ron and Margaret Seal