Christmas in Cairns, Australia

Trip Start Nov 29, 2008
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Trip End Jan 11, 2009


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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

We spent Christmas in Cairns.  Christmas Day was nice, sunny and warm and we drove into Rainforest in a rented car.  Spectacular views in the rainforest with quite a different flora and fauna.  I must say that Kalyani and I were surprised that Varun, Kiran brought Christmas gifts for us and put it under a pretend Christmas tree (a plant in our hotel room).  BTW, it was quite an experience riding on the wrong (left) side of the road.  Varun, Kiran and Kalyani were trained to scream at me to keep left and we managed without untoward incident in Melbourne.  Varun mostly drove in Cairns because car was stick shift and he has recent experience.  I am starting to make some keep left in Portland but I will get over it soon :). 

Highlight of the trip to Cairns was, of course, cruise to Great Barrier Reef.  Did snorkeling and Varun, Kiran also tried scuba diving.  It is awesome sight just below the ocean and we saw all kinds of fishes big and small (no sharks!) and corals/fishes were awesome colors.  We saw a sting ray which unfortunately killed Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter).  Once in a lifetime must do item...  We wore Lycra suits to avoid jelly fish bites and water was nice and warm.  No pictures to share of underwater beauty but it is all embedded in our memories. 
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