Cape Tribulation is the only place in the world where two World Herritage Sites meet - the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barriere Reef. I must say it is an area well worth preserving - gorgeous! We are about 250km north of Cairns and it was an easy drive, except for the last thrity kilometers where the road follows the coast exactly. I had a beautiful view, Rob had a windy, narrow road to follow! It was slow going, but even more time for me to enjoy! We...

We are certified divers! We must have done something right because while we were learning and studying (and paid to do it!) we managed to have an absolutely wonderful time! We started with two dalys in the classroom and in the pool, and got to learn all about diving as our instructors, Emma from London and Inti from Scotland/Ecquador, teased us about all the great sights we would get to see out pon the Reef. And they did not dissapoint! It was a rough t...

Well, its still hot! And the zoo was amazing! We didn't get to meet Steve "the Crocodile Hunter," but we did get to meet his crocs and alot of the other animals he had shown on TV. When we were waiting for a plane in Singapore, we saw an episode where he showed three baby tasmanian devils, and then we saw them at the Zoo! It was a really neat experience, and we will have to go back when all of the Animal Planet funded expansions have finished in two yea...

As of two days ago, we are no longer homeless. We have our campervan, and she will be with us for the next 5 weeks. We got her in Sydney and on the first day drove to Balina, a small town outside of Byron Bay. This was just a sleeping stop, and set off to Byron Bay the next morning. The view off the highway of the Bay was amazing, pics will be coming later. We went up to the lighthouse to get a good look around, and climbed from there to the eastern mo...