First thing,
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Kate – 11 years old now
Happy Birthday to you.
Also a belated Happy Birthday to Jennifer
And, although it is not celebrated here……….Happy Valentine’s Day to all our Valentines!
Where were we?
W
e left Christchurch after first checking out vistas from above the city by taking the gondola up the mountain and then dropping Rhoda the Road Maggot at the airport. The previous night we happily grabbed back $50 each for our bikes, especially UBPofS (see previous entries).
Arrival in Cairns was late in the evening and we still broke out in a sweat! At this time of year you don’t want to do much physical exercise. Happily, the hotel air conditioning kic
ked in quickly. Up early to catch the bus to the Kuranda Scenic Rail, an antique-type train that took us up into the rainforest. After lethargically wandering around the village – we will no longer complain about Ottawa’s humidity index – we grabbed the Skyrail (another gondola) down over the rainforest to sea level. Amazing! After lunch we visited an Aboriginal cultural centre where we had various shows and demonstrations. Sir Douglas again found himself on stage dancing away…is there a theme here?
Yesterday was spent on the Great Barrier Reef snorkelling off a platform our boat motored/moored to for the day. Aside from having to wear what they call Stinger
Suits (a defence against jellyfish in the area but which made us look like giant blue telly-tubbies), it was one of the most fantastic experiences we have had. The reef is incredibly beautiful with all sorts of fish darting here and there.
Today it was up early in bucketfuls of rain and into the interior where we sit waiting fo
r our trip to the Kata Tjutas (the Olgas Gorge) and Ayers Rock, now called Uluru, its Aboriginal name. It is hot and clear here with the vibrant colours of the red earth. The only drawback is the flies that will get up your nose and mouth if you don’t wear nets around your face until sunset.
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Kate – 11 years old now
Happy Birthday to you.
Also a belated Happy Birthday to Jennifer
And, although it is not celebrated here……….Happy Valentine’s Day to all our Valentines!
Where were we?
W
e left Christchurch after first checking out vistas from above the city by taking the gondola up the mountain and then dropping Rhoda the Road Maggot at the airport. The previous night we happily grabbed back $50 each for our bikes, especially UBPofS (see previous entries).Arrival in Cairns was late in the evening and we still broke out in a sweat! At this time of year you don’t want to do much physical exercise. Happily, the hotel air conditioning kic
ked in quickly. Up early to catch the bus to the Kuranda Scenic Rail, an antique-type train that took us up into the rainforest. After lethargically wandering around the village – we will no longer complain about Ottawa’s humidity index – we grabbed the Skyrail (another gondola) down over the rainforest to sea level. Amazing! After lunch we visited an Aboriginal cultural centre where we had various shows and demonstrations. Sir Douglas again found himself on stage dancing away…is there a theme here?Yesterday was spent on the Great Barrier Reef snorkelling off a platform our boat motored/moored to for the day. Aside from having to wear what they call Stinger
Suits (a defence against jellyfish in the area but which made us look like giant blue telly-tubbies), it was one of the most fantastic experiences we have had. The reef is incredibly beautiful with all sorts of fish darting here and there. Today it was up early in bucketfuls of rain and into the interior where we sit waiting fo
r our trip to the Kata Tjutas (the Olgas Gorge) and Ayers Rock, now called Uluru, its Aboriginal name. It is hot and clear here with the vibrant colours of the red earth. The only drawback is the flies that will get up your nose and mouth if you don’t wear nets around your face until sunset.
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