Oaks Lagoons Port Douglas

... confidence. Amazing fish and coral. The only down size was Ian got quite badly sunburnt on his back. fantastic 4 mile beach and had two lovely swims in the waves on our last day. The water was so warm. We really didnt want to leave. The cottage was surrounded by palm trees and other exotic trees so although the birdsong started around 530 we didnt mind and just sat on our verandah. Tough or what!!<br>

... became considerably more narrow and twisty with lots of ups and downs, quite a contrast from the flat straight roads that we have been using much of the time. The rainforest increasingly loomed up to and over the road although we got several glimpses through the vegetation out to the beaches and sparkling blue sea. Eventually we reached the Daintree river and needed to take the ferry across in order to access the Cape Tribulation area. The roads on this side are even ...

... well that was my excuse to only go once anyway.<br><br>We cut a good weekly deal and treated ourselves to a week in a nice apartment and barely went out.... lying on the couch! Watching tv! Bliss! Of course it was really all about catching up on Le Tour de France... highlights during the evening and staying up late some nights to catch it live. Rob was in heaven. (I was asleep). <br><br>It was all very pleasant I must say and a nice change from Le Tent.<br ...

... roads on sreep dropoffs. Stopped at a couple of places along the way but we all had a nice time at the cape near Myall Beach. Very pretty. A bit late by the time we got back so had take away chicken but hey - you do that occasionally when you're on holidays - and thankfully the leg still seems to be going okay. Antibiotics must be kicking in.<br>

... for a walk through the rainforest which was nearby the hostel, more of the same cool stuff. Its so amazing to think Oz has so much diversity - I dont think I knew it had rainforest before I came. I had a walk along the beach then hung out at the hostel in the evening. I got chatting to a girl I recognised from the Oz Ex Bus although we hadnt met before. The next day I had the morning free before my bus picked me up to take me back to Cairns. I walked to Cape ...

... on today and head to the medical centre. It is a welcome break from the heat outside. In fact it seems like paradise. Balloons Now the medical centre resembles a hospital A&amp;E waiting room. It has people in plaster casts, miserable faces and a healthy does of screaming children. One is two seats down from me and is giving it loads along with his little sisters. So three of them going mental. I'm not far behind them. Wonder if I start screaming like the ...

... One part of the reef was called a rainbow reef. One type of coral that we saw was fire coral, because when you touch it feels like you have a burn. Sam told us that when the coral looks like it has fur it means that it has it's polyps (the body of the coral are out).  Getting up close and personal with some of the sea life was awesome! I had a really fun time on our Great Barrier Reef Adventure. - Devon Shulist.         

... calling us all back to the train, could I, should I, what if, bugger it I had to run back, so missed my shots of the falls, fated or what. Will I return again it's doubtful, but I said that last time, never say never is something I learnt a long time ago. Other than being late for every other venue things went ok, although we arrived back for the last boat back to the ship 30 mins late, having had no time to look round the numerous local shops for souvenirs and the like.

... het sondern eus au uf e baumschlange, kingfisch, froeschli etc higwiese het. "it smells like hippie" - jedefalls i eusem charre. ufem waeg zum cape tribulation hemer 2 stoeppler mitgno. scho chli atrunke und ganz sicher gstoned sinds hine inegsaesse. de eint, en scho chli verlaebte typ um di 40gi, het langi ziit i dem national park glaebt und viel gwuesst z verzelle. sini juengeri begleiterin isch urspruenglich vo victoria und laebt mit ihm momentan grad ufeme huusbot. und ...

... canopy. I nicely asked him to move off, which he did but he seemed to live around the bungalow as I saw him quite a few times dfuring my stay. During the day went around a selfguided rainforest tour from my resort and then decided to cool off and go to a water hole where you can swim - I dont quite understand why you cant swim in most rivers or the ocean due to crocs and then you can swim in some rivers. I mean the locals say that it is fine to ...