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Cairns, Australia

Part two of our trip was to Cairns (pronounced like "cans"). Cairns is a jumping off point for diving/snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef. We also traveled to Kuranda, Daintree Forest, and Cape Tribulation from here. Great times!
We went on our Great Barrier Reef snorkeling/scuba diving tour on this boat
We went on our Great Barrier Reef snorkeling/scuba diving tour on this boat		 Cairns bay
Cairns bay		 Our boat and staging area for the Great Barrier Reef
Our boat and staging area for the Great Barrier Reef		 Getting suited up for my scuba dive
Getting suited up for my scuba dive		 First time using our Geek pro for underwater pictures
First time using our "Geek pro" for underwater pictures
blue clam
blue clam		 shark ?? probably not, but a little scary nonetheless
shark ?? probably not, but a little scary nonetheless		 beautiful fish and coral
beautiful fish and coral		 and more
and more		 Mike snorkeling
Mike snorkeling
blue coral
blue coral		 more coral
more coral		 blue fish close
blue fish close		 more fish
more fish		 Mike going on a helicopter ride over the reef
Mike going on a helicopter ride over the reef
Mike in front of the helicopter
Mike in front of the helicopter		 coral
coral		 fish
fish		 fish and coral
fish and coral		 jelly fish
jelly fish
Cairns Bay from the boat on our trip home
Cairns Bay from the boat on our trip home		 Cairns Esplanade
Cairns Esplanade		 the view from our hotel room in Cairns
the view from our hotel room in Cairns		 On our second day, we took this Skyrail up to Kuranda
On our second day, we took this Skyrail up to Kuranda		 Skyrail view to Kuranda
Skyrail view to Kuranda
our first skyrail stop
our first skyrail stop		 Shopping in Kuranda
Shopping in Kuranda		 Aboriginal entertainment in the Kuranda market
Aboriginal entertainment in the Kuranda market		 gorge and scenic railway in distance
gorge and scenic railway in distance		 I took this picture from the train we rode back from Kuranda
I took this picture from the train we rode back from Kuranda
Day 3 in Cairns was an excursion to Cape Tribulation and the Daintree Rainforest
Day 3 in Cairns was an excursion to Cape Tribulation and the Daintree Rainforest		 Cape Tribulation crocodile
Cape Tribulation crocodile		 touching the croc
touching the croc		 We saw several crocs sunning themselves
We saw several crocs sunning themselves		 open mouth croc from our boat tour
open mouth croc from our boat tour
young crocodile
young crocodile		 Daintree rainforest
Daintree rainforest		 We did a lot of walking through forests
We did a lot of walking through forests		 Cape Tribulation hike
Cape Tribulation hike		 Beautiful view
Beautiful view
Love this warning about stingers...and a bottle of vinegar if stung
Love this warning about "stingers"...and a bottle of vinegar if stung		 enjoying our walk on the coast
enjoying our walk on the coast		 walking along the water
walking along the water		 Showing us the meaning of Aboriginal paint
Showing us the meaning of Aboriginal paint		 some aboriginal tools
some aboriginal tools
Wugirriga
Wugirriga		 Mike and his koala (pic taken in Kuranda)
Mike and his koala (pic taken in Kuranda)

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joseantonio25-Mar-2016 20:47
An amazing area I was lucky to visit in 1995....V
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