Quest Marlin Cove Resort Trinity Beach

... water or the feeling of not having oxygen or any of those unthinkable things that could happen as a result of trying to do what people really shouldn’t - compete with fish. If you heed and take to heart all the dangers and possible hazzards associated with scuba diving I don’t think anyone would dip their toe under the surface of the sea net alone dive down to unfathomable depths. It becomes clear that the proper place for us 2 legged beings in on dry land. However ...

... on the second dive, as well as a marine flatworm (gorgeous little colourful thing). We definitely have the scuba bug...can't wait to get into the water again, although the next time will probably be down in New South Wales so hopefully we'll see lots of new stuff!<br><br>Enjoy the pics! We will send another update once we're settled back into our apartment in Wollongong. Brian works there for another 6 weeks (and I've applied for some temp work...fingers crossed as ...

... 4WD only alternative.<br><br>Being based in Cairns, and being a travel agent owning my own Cairns website, www.visitcairns.com.au , I have seen my fair share of beautiful rainforest, but nothing compares to this.<br><br>The journey starts with a crossing of the crocodile infested Daintree River. No bridges here, it's a drive through river crossing. In the Dry season it's not too deep half to one metre at most ...

... br>We tired easily ...The heat of the day hit us hard (mid 30s) and so we drove back down into Cairns itself to have a look around .... <br><br><br><br><br><br>Looking down on the plains around Cairns<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>< br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br ...

... that he's going to buy me a beachcomber though! :)<br><br>Anyhow, this is becoming a novel so I am going to sign off! No huge plans for us this coming weekend...I think we're going to go into Cairns and explore the shops and walkways if it's not too rainy. No diving though as the visibility will be poor due to rain...so hopefully next weekend we'll make it out to the Great Barrier Reef!<br><br>I hope this finds you all well! Take care and enjoy the weekend!<br><br>Jill (and Brian)<br>

... t, so I know I made the right decision! But it does leave me in Cairns for three weeks without employment. Well, that just means I'll have to be more careful with my money, and if I am unable to get a job, then so be it. It is not the end of the world, and I just need a more laid back Aussie attitude. Now worries, mate! So now I have a few weeks to sit back, enjoy the sun and the beach, and plan the rest of my trip.

... our boat and headed for the snorkelling/dive spot, we briefly saw some playful dolphins. Although we were on a large boat we both felt quite sick on the way out for no apparent reason, so were glad to arrive and get into the water. You'll have to imagine the next bit as we have no pictures of us (thankfully). We hired stinger suits as jelly fish had been spotted in the water, these were lycra full body suits much lighter and thinner than a wet suit and as the description ...

... up at the beach and wandered over to find a guy giving a talk about and showing off a bunch of native aussie animals...much to Andys delight. Hes been saying alot lately that he feels he would love to get involved in a job where he could work with animals and I think this might be his way. We saw a few varieties of owls and eagles including a big burd called Stella who muched her way through stacks of meat and had a wingspan longer than me ...

... to be on our own. We passed the challenge, however our bottom time was a paltry 30 minutes because of equalization and diving challenges the others in our dive team faced. This would prove to be a consistent frustration as the first day and a half it always seemed like our bottom times were cut short because we had an incompetent diver with us and the responsible part of both Mary and I ensured they were safe and reached the surface safely. The only previous navigations we had ...

... and checked on the computer. It still wasn't ready but the virus scaner ran all night on it. We then drove to Bargara, a lovely spot for the tourists with a beautiful beach so we had a coffee and I finally got a hat. We then drove to Bundaberg Port for a walk around. There is alot of sugarcane here and it is almost 12 feet tall or there abouts. Other veggies are also grown here such as tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini , lettuce etc. We returned to Bundaberg and ...