Exploring Queensland
<William> We've been keeping busy up here in Cairnes and having a great time in the scorching heat (35 degrees today!!)
We took a tour of the rainforest and swam in the streams which were icy cold as they'd come down from the mountains. The jungle wasn't very lush as theres been an 18 month drought here, but was still nice to see the fig trees, vines, funny fruits and unusual wildlife. After that I went fishing for the afternoon but after 2 hours sitting on the dock of the bay with not a nibble I gave up and went home.
We went out snorkelling on the great barrier reef the next day which was really amazing. The coral reefs are just huge and go on for miles, and we were lucky enough to see a turtle grazing the coral and a small shark (about 1.5/2m) swam past too. We got some digital photos done too which I have tried to upload, so hopefully these links will work:
Monday, December 02, 2002
Yesterday we treated ourselves and rented a 2 seater convertible sportscar (an MX-5) which we drove up the coast to Cape Tribulation & the Daintree national park. The further north you head the more sparse the population gets and there's not a lot up that way except the stunning scenery - driving along the road that passes through dense jungle and past miles of empty sandy beaches.
We're just going to chill out for the couple of days before we head down to Sydney, but we've managed to get tickets for a performance at the Sydney Opera House next week which was really lucky, so that will be really cool
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