Well, the Rainforest certainly lived up to its name, although Queensland ("The Sunshine State") could be done under the Trade Descriptions Act.....
Despite the imminent arrival of Cyclone Guba and the slightly grey weather we're having a good time in Cairns, and I'm having a lovely 37th (I know, doesn't seem possible) birthday.
We had a nice couple of days visiting Kuranda and the Daintree Rainforest. Kuranda was reached by a 4.5km cable car on the way up (apparently the longest in the world) and a scenic train trip on the way down. The town itself was pretty, and we went for a nice walk through the forest. As you can see from our photos we came across a bush turkey, although it looks a bit scarier in the photo than it actually was in reality! The only threatening bird we've actually come across so far was a masked lapwing which almost took our heads off for wandering too close to its nest.....
We've been putting off a trip to the Great Barrier Reef until the weather improves, but as there is no sign of an change for the better in the next few days we've decided to go for it tomorrow. We're going on a day trip visiting three reefs, and are going snorkeling as well as doing a trial dive. We're really looking forward to it, and are packing some sea-sickness pills just in case.
OK, better go now and head out for our slap-up birthday dinner. Mustn't overdo it too much though, as we're getting picked up at 7.20 in the morning......
2 comments:
June, If you go diving on the Barrier Reef, make sure you get the weights right so no brushes with the Coral!!!
Marc.
Damn skippy - hope you enjoy the try dive, maybe even enough to do your open water courses! Then I can take yous out diving off the wonderful coast of Lancing...not quite the Great Barrier but beggers can't be choosers! I'm so jealous though, I'd love to dive the reef. Happy birthday Markus!
Sam.
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