Cairns

1 Our boat on the Great Barrier Reef, taken from the helicopter. Note the floating helipad to the right	2	3	4 Sunset from our apartment	5 this nice huge city park was across from our hotel	6	7	8 a local shop selling digeradoos. Some shops would not let us take pictures
9 At evening outside of our hotel and across from the City Park these Aboriginals were performing	10 Francisco on our boat to the Great Barrier Reef snorkling trip	11 You get your mask and flippers and go down these steps and jump in	12 Bill getting ready to snorkle. the water was choppy so the life preserver helped	13	14 Francisco putting his flippers on	15 And away he goes to see the beautiful reef and fish	16
17 This sea turtle came alongside our boat	18 All dressed now and waiting for our helicopter	19 Bill, Francisco, and our new Chinese friends	20 Can't you tell I'm enjoying this trip?	21 The helicopter and tender arrive at the helipad	22	23 Our return to Cairns, flying over the Great Barrier Reef	24 Great Barrier Reef island
25	26 We took a day trip via this train to Kuranda	27	28	29 All Aboard	30	31	32 Kuranda is a mountain town filled with shops and vendors, espcially opal vendors. we saw some beautiful, and pricey, opals
33 We were greeted by this Aboriginal playing the didgerdoo	34	35 On a walk along the river	36	37 In the afternoon we took the cable car across the mountains and down to Cairns	38	39	40 down in the river, I spotted this crocodile
41 arriving at the bottom.	42 A day well spent at the extensive Botanical Gardens	43	44 This is a bee hive. The bees are very small and do not sting	45	46	47 This is called a Bat Plant. We were lucky that it was blooming	48 We walked over to this lake along a beautiful path
49	50 Walking in the park, along the waterway to our segway trip, we saw this sculpture	51 Bill, Francisco at the Botanical Gardens lake	52	53	54 What? No Sharks... Our day trip to Trinity Beach	55 Swimming area at Trinity Beach	56 Francisco
57 Bill	58	59 After the swim, a nice lunch with beverages	60