Ti Tree Resort Port Douglas

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Beautiful looking fruit and vegetables ... mostly what we can buy at home these days but there were a few unusual ones as well








Whe n I get bored waiting for Jill as she buys stuff - this time a very good local balm ...

... little town with gorgeous views of Cape Trib and lots of cool bars with live music. I also passed one that had Cane Toad racing every night. Sounded interesting. I totally would've checked that out.

I spent that night at my hostel in Cairns. It was my last night there, and I went and saw 'Year One' at the movies with another traveler. This morning I got up bright and early to catch my bus and go off down the East Coast. Next stop: Mission Beach.

... die Stadt und fanden dann irgendwann den kleinen, sehr abgelegenen Campus der JCU. Generell finde ich Townsville und die JCU schon ganz schön, allerdings bin ich im Nachhinein froh, in Brisbane gelandet zu sein. Brisbane ist einfach sehr viel vielfältiger, der Campus größer und pompöser, trotzdem ist die Stadt (Bris) voller Parks und die Uni von Palmen und anderen Pflanzen umgeben. Aber schön, mal den Vergleich gehabt zu haben. Dann sind wir noch zu JB Hi-Fi, einem ...

... next day on the boat 'Poseidon' for an 8 hour visit to the outer reef and 3 different snorkelling locations. We boarded with about 60 people and set off for a 20 mile trip out to sea to witness the largest coral reef in the world. We had to don licra 'stinger suits' to protect against deadly jelly fish (no use, however for the sharks and rays). Gail, hitherto unhappy out of her depth, had conquered her fear at the Ningaloo reef in ...

... hysterical British tourists looking for cheasp and cheerful rather than quality. this approach explained the 1000's of T shirts we had accumalated and $15 photo's bought. i was right. as we pulled into Kuranda tourist heaven came into sight. there was even a free bus to take us to the villiage craft markets just to make sure we got there. Luckily i had booked us onto a the longest cablecar journey in the world accross the rainforest canopy as a means of getting ...

... We went on to the Marrdja Botanical Walk where we did a circular walk through a mixture of forest and mangroves - all in heavy rain with a big green umbrella which gave the right kind of atmosphere to the rain forest. After that we drove on to Cooper Creek for a one-hour boat ride on the lookout for crocodiles. After an unsuccessful search we had lunch at Noah Beach and slowly started our return. On the way back we stopped at ...

... Please god, give us a spot of sun... Snorkelling was just wonderful. We went out to the Low Isles on the Quicksilver boat...yes, like the brand. We were given stinger suits,a head to toe lycra blue suit, with attached mittens and balaclava styley head gear. Flippers and a snorkle and mask were added to the ensamble. Becky decided to put her flippers on at the top of the beach...she very nearly missed the snorkle tour. The snorkle ...

... he has a point, so off we go, altho this time wasn't as enjoyable to begin with as at least 6 times Steve got a face full of flipper (don't tell him but i think i got him about 4times!) When we all settled, it was awesome as we were getting little lectures every so often as well explaining what it was we were seeing! TBC very soon! there is much much more! Ok! So the snorkell tour was great fun and we got much more photos taken of us flouncing about! We ...

... the pigs escaped once ashore, Australia now has a huge feril pig problem. Needless to say, fabulous fruit abounds here. Two most poplular are Mangosteens and bananas. Banana crops were wiped out a few years ago in a category 5 cyclone (hurricane). Price went up to 16 dollars per kilo since Cairns supplies so much of the countries supply. We arrived at our hotel and got settled into our room about 9 pm tonight (after getting up at 4:30 for ...

... a ray, neither of us bothering each other, both just living for the moment. Absolutly fantastic. And even better? The total cost was less than the Whitsundays, meaning I basically got a extra 45 minute dive for free. I'm not sure why the prices were more down in the Whitsundays (and even a few of the tours in Port Douglas were $100 more for the day out, plus a dive) but for less money, I got: * Better tuition * Better instructor * More time diving ...