CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA
The weather's been lousy, and we've had some catching up to do with our website, so we really haven't done much in Cairns until today. Which is a shame, because it's a pretty happening lil' tourist town, and there's a lot to do here, weather permitting. We did venture out last night to the mall multiplex to see Ice Age 2, which Chris liked, and I thought was pretty terrible.
Today the weather cleared up a bit, though, so after returning our rental car, we took a half-day trip to Green Island, in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Preserve. It's a tiny coral cay surrounded by a fringing reef that somehow also supports a hotel resort, a crocodile park, and possibly the smallest national park in the world. We took a big tourist boat out there through choppy seas, and went snorkeling off the beach--once again, the water was pretty murky, and the mask I rented was leaking badly, so it wasn't the greatest experience, although I did get to swim up to a green sea turtle, which was pretty cool.
Chris and I then walked completely around the island along the beach, which only took 20 minutes or so, and then did a nature walk through the rainforest in the national park. Nothing much to see, except some little hen-like birds, and Australia's ubiquitous fruit bats.
Still, it was a good day out, and good timing, too, as it began raining again as soon as we headed back to Cairns.
The weather's been lousy, and we've had some catching up to do with our website, so we really haven't done much in Cairns until today. Which is a shame, because it's a pretty happening lil' tourist town, and there's a lot to do here, weather permitting. We did venture out last night to the mall multiplex to see Ice Age 2, which Chris liked, and I thought was pretty terrible.
Today the weather cleared up a bit, though, so after returning our rental car, we took a half-day trip to Green Island, in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Preserve. It's a tiny coral cay surrounded by a fringing reef that somehow also supports a hotel resort, a crocodile park, and possibly the smallest national park in the world. We took a big tourist boat out there through choppy seas, and went snorkeling off the beach--once again, the water was pretty murky, and the mask I rented was leaking badly, so it wasn't the greatest experience, although I did get to swim up to a green sea turtle, which was pretty cool.
Chris and I then walked completely around the island along the beach, which only took 20 minutes or so, and then did a nature walk through the rainforest in the national park. Nothing much to see, except some little hen-like birds, and Australia's ubiquitous fruit bats.
Still, it was a good day out, and good timing, too, as it began raining again as soon as we headed back to Cairns.
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