Our day started with a visit to the motorhome hire company as we had a few problems and as we were passing Cairns on our way down to Sydney we thought we would get them sorted! The weather has not dropped below 30 degs and we were looking forward to getting on the road and out of the rain forest as it is so humid Our air conditioning has been on day and night and is essential After just a short drive and a stop to replenish food and alcohol ;-) We stopped at Mis...

How can a few words describe today? We were so thrilled to have chosen the company we did as there were only 29 of us on the boat Ian going to just say that nothing has ever come near to what we experienced today! We are now on a site which has a terrible wi fi so I will finish telling. You about this later as we have to go back to the camper companion our way back past Cairns as we have a few things to sort before we hit The Bruce's Highway! Speak later folks xx...

Our magical day started at 8 00 am with coffee/ tea and muffins :-) During our 1 3/4 journey out , Suz our micro biologist spent time explaining the fragile framework of reef life and the rules of the boat ie nobody touches a thing except Suz! We were given our Lycra suits because of the stingers ( the photos say it all lol ) and told we were going to Tongue Reef , which was really lucky as it is very rare the sea is calm enough for snorkelling there as it is v...

All plans were changed and we were up early to go to Kuranda The boys dropped us off to catch the train ( and we were never going to do a train again lol ) and they went by sky rail Both journeys were very different by in their own way both spectacular Hopefully the photographs will explain just how high we both were but in different ways I must admit to closing my eyes when we crept across some of the gorges in our old rickety train ! Although the village was ...

What a difference 3 1/2 hours on a plane makes ! We are camped on the edge of the rainforest and beside the beach The campsite facilities are amazing but our air conditioning is even better! When you open the door it is like you are being hit by a wet , sticky blanket The flora , fauna and noise is incredible After setting up the motorhome and unpacking we all set off across to the communal kitchen / dining area which is air conditioned and very sociable There i...