Last of Cairns

It was amazing time in Cairns, we stayed at the Rydges Espande Hotel on Abbot Street. This picture below includes the tide being out near the Great Barrier Reef. We will be heading to cool Melbourne today.

Tour to Port Douglas, Cap Tribulation and crocodiles - Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sunday, August 11, 2013 Mum and I went for a tour of Port Douglas, Cap Tribulation, the sugar cane fields and a crocodiles ride along the river.

The Great Barrier Reef

Friday, August 9, 2013 I took a walk around Cairns and did some shopping. Saturday, August 10, 2013 We went out to the Great Barrier Reef by Reef Magic, I did some snokelling and some scuba driving and mum did the glass bottom boat ride and the semi-semial boat ride. While out there we saw a med evaculation of one of the guest by helicopter. Also, we saw a lot of fish.

Brisbane to Cairns - Thursday, August 8th

Thursday, August 8, 2013 Mum and I flew from cool Brisbane to lovely warm Cairns. It was so nice to get back to some warmth. Below are some pictures from the plane of the Great Barrier Reef.

Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort and Redcliffe - Tuesday and Wednesday Aug 6 and 7th

Tuesday, August 6 and Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Mum and I left most of our belongings at Estelle and Noel’s place and took what we needed for one nice over to the Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort. I had never been there, it was on Morton Island. Mum went on a whale watching cruise, I went sand boarding, both mum and I went ATVing. At night for the people that we staying after 6 in the evening, got to go in the very cool water and feed wild bottlenose dolphins. Wednesday night we stayed at Estelle’s and Noel’s. See pictures from the Island including penguins, the beach, the clear blue sky, me at the sand hill, a star fish, a real live kookaburra, reef and sand sharks, of course dolphins and pictures of the island.

Redcliffe and Kangroos

Monday, August, 5, 2013 We arrived in Redcliffe about 10 in the morning the next day. I was glad we did not travel any more that night as I was told that for the next hour or 2 there was a good change of kangroos hopping into the road. Thanks to my friends Estelle and Noel for taking us around to see various parts of the Redcliffe area and out to see wild kangaroos which were amazing!. I could not believe how close that they came up to us. See some pictures below.

The Gosford to Brisbane Drive - Sunday, August the 4th

Sunday, August the 4th We drove from Gosford and drove and drove up to Redcliffe but after almost 13 hours, I was so tired we had to stop just outside of Graton. The GPS system said the whole trip would be 10 hours and 44 minutes but after 13 hours and the darken was hitting the road, we stopped. On the motorway there is no lights but reflection lights to guide you. I now know why I flew from Newcastle to Brisbane last time.

Saturday, August 3, 2013 We stayed at my friends in Gosford and they were very generous to take us, out to Hunter Valley with is where some of the Australian wines are grown. After spending sometime with them we had to move on. It was great to see Joanne and Brian again and their new family members…their dogs. Below are pictures of the country side near and around the Hunter Valley and Joanne and Brian and the dogs.

Travelling North from Sydney - Australian Animals

Friday, August 2, 2013 The next day we left Sydney, which is a very expensive city and headed North to my friends in Gosford. On the way up we stopped at the Koala Park in West Pennant Hills. Mum got to see on the famous Australian animals including touch a koala and feed live kangroos. After that stop, we headed North by car and found another Wild Animal park and saw some other Australian animals.