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Day 25, Sunday, February 28 2010 ———————————— We got up early and after lunch we started the long drive to Kroombit Cattle Station. We had a break at Rockhampton for lunch. At the cattle station we got the oppurtunity to go mustering some goats on horse back. Since I had never been on a horse… Continue reading “Australia, Day 25”
Day 24, Saturday, February 27 2010 ———————————— Get up early and rendezvous with the dive ship and while some go for their introductory dive, most just have another snorkel. There was not much to see in the water as the coral was quite dead. Yet I did have the chance to see three quite big… Continue reading “Australia, Day 24”
Day 23, Friday, February 26 2010 ———————————— In the morning once breakfast was served which came complete with cereal, toast and soya milk, we did a bit of sailing to the Whitsunday Island. The rain still didn’t stop, yet we still all got on to the dinghy and then moved over to the shore. There,… Continue reading “Australia, Day 23”
Day 22, Thursday, February 25 2010 ———————————— Early in the morning we got up, checked-out and headed for the ferry back to the main land. Once on the main land we got back on the bus and then headed for Airlie beach at the Whitsundays. We arrived at the Whitsundays at around 1 in the… Continue reading “Australia, Day 22”
Day 21, Wednesday, February 24 2010 ———————————— We got up at around quarter to 5 and left for our 14 day trip to Sydney with ATA (Adventure Travel Australia) which started around 6:30 in the morning where we got picked up by our tour guide called Sam, or Beaver which is his nickname. The group… Continue reading “Australia, Day 21”
Day 20, Tuesday, February 23 2010 ———————————— On this day Iris was invited by Matty to go on another Tablelands tour. He had been quite flirty with her. She accepted and so I was alone for the day. I decided to do a tour of Cairns on foot. I walked around Cairns, had a nice… Continue reading “Australia, Day 20”
Day 19, Monday, February 22 2010 ———————————— To enjoy the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns, we booked ourselves seats on the Passions of Paradise catamaran. Matty had told us that if were going to visit the reef from Cairns, then they would be the best bet, as they were a small bought, but still big… Continue reading “Australia, Day 19”
Day 18, Sunday, February 21 2010 ———————————— Cape Trib Connection Tablelands While we were on the Cape Tribulation tour and were driven back by Matty, he had told us about the another tour he did, which goes to the Tablelands. Iris and I had decided to do this tour too, and so on this Sunday,… Continue reading “Australia, Day 18”
Day 17, Saturday, February 20 2010 ———————————— We went to the Flecker Botanical Gardens which is in the north of Cairns. There were many unusual and really beautiful plants and trees to see. I also has a sudden wish to define my favourite tree, which is a paperbark tree. They also had a little nursery… Continue reading “Australia, Day 17”
Day 16, Friday, February 19 2010 ———————————— Relaxing day, washing, writing postcards and diary Dinner at the Woolshed and afterwards a bit of dancing at the Casa de Meze which is a Salsa bar