We’re just leaving the waters of Australia, so it must be
time for an update. Places visited since
Sydney have been Brisbane, Hamilton Island (Great Barrier Reef), and
Darwin. Thursday Island was to have been
included but high surf made tendering impossible.
In Brisbane I did an excursion that included off-roading up
in the mountains above the Gold Coast, a hike to a waterfall on Tamborine
mountain and an interesting visit to a glow worm cave. Sorry, no photos of
those cool little critters so I gave you a different one.
Next up was snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. It was OK, but a far cry from what I always
expected (and not as good as New Caledonia).
I think that you need to do this in a longer trip – one where you can
have time to go to more distant sections of the reef.
As I
mentioned, we were not able to tender in at Thursday Island (joke was that we
were trying to get there on a Tuesday, so naturally it was a no-go). So instead of photos of this small island, here
are some of nature’s local colors starting with some of the water colors
in the Thursday Island area. Makes me want
to jump in right off my balcony!
Then, I woke to this very
orange morning sky today.
In Darwin I
had planned to go to Litchfield National Park, but I’d heard that flooding in
the area had made the trip less than desirable, so I did the hop-on/off bus
instead. Pretty area, but not one that I would ever
consider living in. No, not because of
the crazy high heat and humidity. The thing
for me was that for a city almost surrounded by pretty waters, you can’t go swimming
in it. If the ocean crocs don’t get you
then the deadly jelly fish certainly will. They even have monuments to these creatures.
Nope, not the place for me!
This
government building is known as The Wedding Cake. Why? Because it’s white, it’s square and it’s
filled with fruits, nuts, and booze.
We're heading now towards Indonesia, starting with Komodo Island on Saturday then Bali on Sunday. I'm looking forward to being back in Asia!
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