We finally have wifi again on the eve of our long return trip to Canada. The time has flown by so fast, and we wanted to get the photos posted before returning.
After leaving Noosa, we took an overnight bus to Airlie Beach. We spent a couple of days there, visited the National Park, Shute Harbour, and enjoyed some relaxing days.
Our sailing trip in the Whitsundays was definitely the highlight of our stay here in Australia. We were very lucky to have fine weather and to be upgraded to an awesome ship – the Pacific Sunrise. It was five-star all the way, especially the food and we wished it could have lasted longer than 3 days. We were able to do some snorkeling on the fringe Great Barrier Reef which was spectacular. We met lots of great people and was a great way to relax. Hill Inlet and Whitehaven Beach provided some awesome scenery as you will see in the photos.
Cairns was our next stop – but it was really just a stopover for heading up to Cape Tribulation and the Daintree Rainforest National Park. The waterfront Lagoon was very impressive and a great place to watch the sunrise before heading out on our journey north. We stopped by the Flecker Botanic Gardens on the way as well.
Cape Tribulation was a fantastic ending to a fantastic trip to Australia. The rainforest was a nice change from the beautiful beaches we had been experiencing (although Cape Tribulation and Cow Bay also had spectacular beaches) and the air was really refreshing. We rented a car and were able to stop at some places along the way – Kuranda, Port Douglas and Mossman Gorge. The rainforest walks through the Daintree National Park were beautiful. It was their dry season so the humidity was only 60%! The exotic fruit tasting and the Daintree Ice Cream Company were two of our favourite treats in Australia.
We board the plane tomorrow and will be home soon! You can see all the photos here.
vic kulokas 7:12 am on 8/1/2006 Permalink
Hey Andy & Amanda,
Welcome back !!! We missed you a lot
but we did have your marvelous photos
and narratives for company …
Father K.