Captain Don s Habitat

... by modified car engines attached to rotating pivot arms with a long drive shaft and propeller.   Our particular boat captain adjusted the throttle with nothing more than a string attached to the carburetor.  Unlike the boats in Koh ...

... 2010             We had our orientation with Leo at the dive shop at Captain Don's Habitat.  As we got in so very early with so very little sleep, we took a couple of hours sleep before heading ...

... march 9, 2010             There are about 3 or 4 pelicans living around Captain Don's Habitat.  These are big brown birds and looking un-gangly as only a pelican can look.  Big long ...

... time.  It wasn't supposed to be a low season but it was.  For that, I think we were very lucky.  The boats at Captain Don's take out 20 divers.  And they have 3 boats that can go out so you can imagine that they are normally set up for ...

... and we are supposed to be at the airport two hours ahead of time.  As it is a small island, we only have to leave Captain Don's Habitat around 4:45 but that still means up and at 'em around 4 a.m.  And anytime I have an early wake up to catch a ...

... seems to make them all happy.  Depending on the dive shop probably depends on how they handle the diving but we came to Captain Don’s Habitat and they have package dives where once  you are set up, you can do all the diving you want with ...

... ;   Finally we had the car all the way into the donkey drive and are surrounded by about 30 donkeys and they don't much have patience for each other too.  There is ear chewing, head butting, butt butting, shoulder shoving, teeth showing, ...

... which have a glorious menu throughout the resorts, bouganvillas, honeysuckles, morning glories, hibiscus, and other flowering plants I don't recognize.  Usually I hear the humingbirds before I see them.  They sit on branches, well hidden, and ...

... towards flats and salt ponds and rocks and driftwood on the ocean side.  There are homemade markers all along the road.  Don't know if they are for fishing sites, driftwood sites, or dive sites.  Possibly for all three.  We pass a ...

... beating. After enduring this battering for nearly forty minutes this time, we hit calmer waters, briefly. One more stretch, the captain promises. About fifteen minutes. I notice nearly half the boat is capacitated. Only our table out of 30 has all ...

... a diving expedition 5 years ago.  Just on the outskirts of Port Douglas is an amazing wildlife reserve called the Rainforest Habitat which is a wildlife sanctuary featuring unique native Australian animals.  I am not a fan of zoos as I ...

... had seen them both in the first 24 hours. Dinner and then another early night to catch up on sleep, thankfully undisturbed as the captain had sailed to tomorrow's first location during the evening. On the way to cabin we went forward to the upper deck and ...

... we walked through the gate 2 big Kanga's hopped over, so we fed them with $2 Roo food, and took more pictures! The Habitat having been explored, we continued on our drive up the coast and stopped at the Daintree National Park. Here we did a beautiful ...

... reserve. This one was much different than the one we'd visited the day before, as the tortoises were in their natural habitat. We saw countless tortoises and got up close and personal with many of them. Unfortunately, all the pictures Andy took of me ...

... the luggage room, and checked out.  Will return Thursday evening. I went on a tour that included the Wildlife Habitat, www.wildlifehabitat.com.au, Mossman Gorge and Alexandria Lookout the first day.  The Wildlife Habitat was my absolute ...

... like airplanes circling an airport, apparently waiting their turn for a carapace scrubbing. Man I wish I had a camera with me! I thought Captain Woody was pulling our collective legs but there it was; a turtle car wash. Funny thing about snorkeling, you ...

... . Estaurine crocodiles —  Be croc wise Estuarine crocodiles are potentially dangerous. Never take unnecessary risks in crocodile habitat. You are responsible for your own safety, so please follow these guidelines and be croc wise in croc ...

... a ½ hr walk back to the ship and some well deserved liquid refreshment.   Progress Update   The Captain announced that the thrust bearing had successfully been replaced but upon final x-ray examination it was discovered ...

... however, willing to wait in a line that long for a ride that is, quite frankly, largely outdated.   c)  Captain EO:  I know it's not politically correct, as he's dead and all, but .....Eeeeeewwwwww. Adventureland:  This land ...

... because of the swine flu quarantine!  Who'd-a-thunk-it?  So I would be the only guest on the boat along with a guide, captain, and cook.  Wow.  At first I was a little disappointed because I thought it would be nice to talk and connect ...