The Great Barrier Reef tours…Glass bottomed boat…Semi-submersible interior photo…Cost for the day…
A semi-submersible boat with passengers in the lower deck checking out the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef. Once we...
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The Great Barrier Reef…Green Island history and tour…
The Great Barrier Reef covers 344,400 square kilometers (132,972 square miles) in area. The Great Barrier Reef is considered one of the...
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We’re off to the Great Barrier Reef on a perfectly sunny day…
We were shocked to see the reasonable price on this exquisite arrangement at only AUD $20, USD $14.20. Our daughter and...
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Exciting tour tomorrow…A must do in this area of Australia…Why we don’t snorkel…
For those shoppers interested in having their fortune told, Rusty's Markets has it all. As our long term readers are well aware,...
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Two weeks and counting…Preparations have begun…Another unusual item in photos…Pandan aka Fragrant Screw Pine…
Pandan leaves from the Pandan Plant are used to make these beautiful fragrant bouquets. As quoted from the owner's written material:...
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Part 2…A popular tourist attraction in Cairns…Beyond expectations…Wish we’d visited sooner….
Not the most flattering photo of us. But, we couldn't resist including a photo of us tasting the Mimolette cheese we've written...
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Part 1…A popular tourist attraction in Cairns…Beyond expectations…Wish we’d visited sooner….
The sign outside the huge permanent farmer's market in downtown Cairns, Rusty's Markets, a popular tourist attraction as well as a favorite...
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Thanks to many heartfelt responses from our readers via comments and email…
Parasitic plants growing on trees are a fascinating way nature provides for a plant that must "borrow" nutrients from thriving trees...
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Negative comments from a reader…Torn about responding…
Sunrise over Trinity Beach. It's a rarity that a reader sends us a negative comment. When it does occur, perhaps once...
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Venomous snakes and snake bites in Australia…First aid for snake bites information…A personal venomous snake encounter 17 months ago…
(Not our photo). The Inland Taipan or Fierce Snake reported as the most venomous snake in Australia. Yesterday's Sydney Herald newspaper...
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