Our adventures around Cairns (Oz) (13th - 18th April)

Well, we didnt do too badly in regards to seeing Australia's finest predators!

While snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef we spotted a white-tipped reef shark!! Funny how, after the initial exhilaration, Fi decided that she had had enough water-based activities for the day. :o) Fortunately, we had already fitted in two fabulous scuba-dives during the morning.

Predator number two, aka SCARFACE, Daintree River's (rather large) resident croc was spotted during our day to Mossman Gorge, Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation.

Some pics can be seen here.

Cairns and Kuranda (Oz) (10th - 13th April)

And finally we arrived in Cairns...the most north we will be going in our Aus travels. We intend to use Cairns as a base for exploring the surrounding areas including Kuranda, Daintree Rainforest, Mossman Gorge and fitting in a bit of scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Some pics of Cairns and Kuranda can be seen here.

Airlie Beach and Whitsundays (Oz) (5th - 10th April)

From Noosa we headed via Rockhampton to Airlie Beach. Here we caught a ferry to Daydream Island and spent a wonderful 3 nights lapping up the beauty of the Whitsundays including sailing on an 85-foot catamaran for our 2nd wedding anniversary. Some pics are available here.

Noosa and Fraser Island (Oz) (28th March - 4th April)

One of the favourite parts of our Aus experience to date - Noosa and Fraser Island. We chilled out in beautiful Noosa for 4 days, then headed off to Fraser Island for lots of 4X4, lake and beach fun! Managed to meet a cheeky dingo or two on our travels. Some great pics can be seen here.

Surfers Paradise to Australia Zoo (Oz) (27th - 28th March)

After spending a couple of days in Brisbane we decided to focus our attention on the Sunshine Coast but first managed to fit in a bit of the Gold Coast by spending a day at Sea World near Surfers Paradise and then headed north to spend a day at the Australia (Steve Irwin) Zoo. Some pics are available here.