Walk to the fort and bay
This morning we first secured our next sleeping spot, at Airlie Beach. Then we took the bus to the hike on the other side of Magnetic Island. The path leads to an old WWII fort perched atop the cliffs. It's 27°C, the sun...
Category: Nature
Snorkeling on the Reef
(Videos to follow, Wi-Fi is slow here on the island) Today we're going to the reef! The Greater Barrier Reef is right off the coast here. It's enormous, the size of France, or Japan, so big. Well, off the coast, between…
Daintree Forest
We were picked up early (7 a.m.) by a van and headed to the Daintree Forest. It was a beautiful drive along the coast to Port Douglas, about an hour's drive on a winding road. Upon arrival at the visitor center, we first had to go through a smoking ceremony...
Kuranda
Today we took a trip to Kuranda, a mountain village in the rainforest, about 25 km from Cairns in North Queensland. Luckily, it was cloudy, not too sunny, as the UV index here quickly exceeds 10. But it was…