We woke up early and drove about 30 minutes south to the Cairns harbor where we hopped on the Reef Experience boat where we were going to spend the whole day. The top deck, where we were, was surrounded by big blue bench seats that were super deep with stairs in the middle. Down stairs was the saloon as they called it, the bathrooms and the wate...

Friday June 20, 2008 We leave Sydney early in the morning and battle rush hour traffic to get to the airport. Amy is incredibly happy that she never has to drive in Sydney ever again. We hop on the flight to Cairns which is about 3 hours. We land in a tropical paradise. It's warm and sunny the second we exit the plane. There are forested mountai...