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Comfortable flight from Ayers Rock to Cairns ..... Approx 4.5 hrs
Our first leg of our trip where we hired a car .... & just so simple to drive here .. Just like the UK they drive on the left .... So off we went ... In the wrong direction .. But not too far ... After a half hour drive we were at our 2 bedroomed apartment ... Haha a bedroom each ... Well one for the luggage ! After a quick look round we headed for a supermarket ... We were hosting breakfast for friends we hadn't seen in 24 years ...We had met John & Barbara (from Liverpool)in Thailand on holiday & although we've remained in touch with postcards & Xmas cards we've never met up since. They had emigrated to Western Australian & just by sheer chance they are visiting Cairns with friends from the UK .... So breakfast at ours before we were picked up for a trip to the Rain Forest on the Karunda train & then after a look around the little town we headed back to base on a cable car stopping at regular intervals to take a closer look into the rainforest ... All very beautiful & picturesque!
The next day was our trip to The Great Barrier Reef ... It had been recommended that we took a helicopter ride over to the reef as it was a good one & a half hour boat trip & such a good way to see the reef from a birds eye view .... We weren't disappointed .. It was stunning ... Our pilot Brendan gave a full running commentary of what we were flying over ..... The waters were crystal clear & we could see giant turtles & huge sting rays not to mention coral ... & lots of it. We landed on a pontoon where a small boat took us across to a huge platform & boat attached. Although the pontoon had only half the normal amount of tourist aboard it felt busy & the snorkelling was crowded! Also due to the season we were advised to wear "stinger" suits (a black Lycra leotard)... Which David looked hilarious in!
As all good things come to an end so did our time in Palm Cove & Cairns ... Really could have done with another day here but due to only one direct flight a week out of Cairns to Auckland it was time to leave this green forested land.
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Ozzie owl Post only just visible today...the 19th of march...!......where is the side view of the stinger suit ?