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Hot Sweaty and Crocs
We arrived at Cairns Airport at lunchtime collected the hire car and then returned to the airport terminal to change into shorts as they say here strooth was it hot ""at last". The drive north to Port Douglas was lovely the road had fantastic beaches and blue sea one side and on the other the bush covering some impressive hills.
We arrived …
Cruise Summary
... the diamond ring effect. Honestly both Sandy and I were moved to tears by the experience. Amazing. Some photos enclosed but some only are mine – others are courtesy of a w/w Astronomy society – part of the Eclipse chasing brigade that have been onboard. And I now understand why!! Have a movie clip of the actual eclipse as well but will have to wait until we get back to show you.
Now it's the slow journey back to ...
Tribulation
Day 216 A day trip to Cape Tribulation was on the agenda today. We were thinking of going to Cooktown but the road after Cape Trib is 4WD only. There is an inland route we are still contemplating that. After brekky and coffee we made our way back to Captain Cook Highway and headed north. Under an hour later we hit the cut off for the Cape Trib ferry. The ferry ride was about 15 minutes including boarding and getting off. They should ...
Port Douglas
... mit dem Alkohol, die Gründe hatte ich auch aufgelistet. Was mir jedoch auch aufgefallen ist, dass die Polizei besonders auf ihnen herumhacke. Wenn ich ein angehaltenes Auto sehe oder jemand auf der Straße kontrolliert wird, ist es meistens ein Schwarzer. Ein weiterer „Trend“ , welchen Australien wie so Vieles von den Staaten kopiert? Nicht ganz. Die Häufigkeit, mit welcher Aborigenes kontrolliert werden ist zwar wahr und gravierend, jedoch ...
Free camp for work!
... van out and up the slope.
However, the fun wasn't over yet, as it took a lot ...