Cairns December 28,2011
We still had the Suzuki Swift until 1 PM so we got up at 5:30 AM to hit the road. We were able to park it for the night alongside the ship for $3, one of the biggest bargains we have found in Oz. Cairns is funny in that it is so small but has the widest streets. It is easy to navigate as there are so few roads. We headed north out of town towards Daintree National Park. The road follows the coast of the Coral Sea with mountains on the left. The mountains are covered in palm, eucalyptus ,fig and jacaranda trees. Whenever we stopped the car you could hear all kinds of bird and animal calls. After reaching the tiny village of Daintree we started back by way of Port Douglas. This area is obviously very well off with lots of resorts and high end shops. Reminded me a little of Palm Beach in Fla. but on a smaller scale. I think I prefer Daintree, the old hippie colony . Saw various abörigine areas especially around Mossman. Though time was short we stopped at one of the sandy beaches by the side of the road. There I collected many tiny perfect scallop shells. The sea was warm and just such a serene way to wade along the shore. No waves just quiet lapping of the water. You cannot swim at this time of year due to the presence of poisonous box jellyfish. There was no way I was going to take a chance on getting stung by one of those guys. The sea was tempting though. Got the car back on time after being able to FaceTime with Robert. So awesome to actually talk with loved ones from halfway around the world. Just reminds me of StarTrek. Here we are over 10,000 miles from New York and we can see his face today and Brit's last night. God bless McDonalds and their wifi.
Now we have 3 days at sea, sailing around the Great Barrier Reef, through the Torres Strait which separates Australia from Papua New Guinea and the on to the top end of Oz, Darwin which has just experienced a cyclone this week.
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