Port Douglas Dec. 26
Day one –recovering from jet lag, a walk on the beach, hair cut and dinner.
27th Day two: I visited the Wildlife habitat, delightful. I got to see and photograph the natives. I love birds and the variety here is different and colorful.
I enjoyed seeing my first cassowary and then visited their habitat, Daintree Rainfortest and actually saw one cross the road with a baby. I didn’t get that picture, they were fast. People here have cockatoos in their backyards. They are all over. The bats here are huge! I watched them at dusk, circling in front of the hotel. I stayed at Mercure Treetops. It is supposed to look like the rainforest treetops. It works, sort of.
28th Day 3 Daintree Rainforest
Walk in Mossman’s Gorge, boat ride on the river, lunch in the rainforest and sighted a cassowary on the ride back!
29th Day 4 Quicksilver trip to Great Barrier Reef
Ride out to the Reef, snorkel, semisubmersible and work on the tan on the ride back.
30th Day 5 Kuranda and Skytrail over the rainforest
Even with my fear of heights, I made it. I had a sky car to myself, no one to make me nervous with movement but myself. Peaceful and beautiful.
Kuranda was a cute town with an interesting history. Delicious pies for lunch and a train ride to Cairns.
Jan 1 Day 6 Poseidon trip to Great Barrier Reef
Booked an intro dive, to try something different for New Year’s Day but I chickened out. I got suited up but panicked a bit in the water. I think I will try it again some day, but in a pool first, not open ocean. Enjoyed the snorkeling but had a rough ride home. It was the beginning of the storms that have flooded Queensland this year.
Jan 2 Fly to Syndey
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