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Below: Map to Cairns - Google Maps

Downtown Cairns

Downtown Cairns

Walking around downtown Cairns looking for a pair of emergency sandals since mine had just broken.

Tree lined center divider of sub-tropical Cairns

Our Ford car rental parked in Cairns

Our affordable hotel in Cairns.  Small and not terribly luxurious, but we couldn't beat the price!

Our snug little room and our not-crazy-comfortable single beds

Below: Map to Green Island - Google Maps

The barrier reef island resort of Green Island where we spent the night for the rock bottom price of US$500!

Getting on the ferry in Cairns

Heading out of Cairns (on the right) settling in for our 27km ride

The rural, mountainous area just outside of Cairns as we head out upon the Pacific to Green Island

Cairns from the ferry

Me!

The Pacific Ocean and the Australian mainland

My sister and I enjoying the sun and breeze on the ferry

Northern Australia

The uninhabited hills of Northern Australia

Approaching the backlit Green Island

Approaching the breaking waves of the shallow Green Island waters

Docking at Green Island

Docked at Green Island

Topographic map of the area around Cairns

Mosaic shot of the dock and light blue waters of Green Island

Amy and I enjoying the sun's warm rays on Green Island

Me on the shores of Green Island, Queensland

The tropical canopy of Green Island with the low lying resort tucked among the fauna

Walking to our room on the elevated wooden walkway... elevated to let critters scurry by underneath.

One of the elevated resort rooms

Approaching our room

Covered walkway to protect from frequent tropical rain showers

Pool area in the middle of the island tucked within the resort compound

Our rather swanky room!

Twin beds for me and my syster

Our room with the very nice bath in the center rear

Standing upon the Green Island dock waiting for another ferry to take us further into the Pacific for snorkeling and diving, my hat blew right off my head!

There goes $30!  Disappointingly, no-one volunteered to jump into the ocean to salvage it for me!  ;-}

I would have happily done so but A) didn't see a ladder to get back up on the dock with, and B) I didn't wanna get run over by the ferry.

Low tide pulling the ocean away from Green Island and exposing underwater rocks

Coral rocks exposed on Green Island as low tide pulls the Pacific back into its watery depths

Taking the ferry further offshore, well past Green Island out to another reef where we went snorkeling and diving.

See ya later, Green Island!

Amy and me looking forward to snorkeling and diving!

Above and below: Amy trying to get airborne on the ferry as it lurches over swells in the ocean

Passing by a bird covered dock on our way to our final anchoring spot in the middle of the ocean

Floating oceanic dock where we ate lunch, went snorkeling and enjoyed some diving.

A little info on the Great Adventures dock

Amy and I with our semi-certifications proving that we went semi-diving!

Company picture of me and Amy in our blue stinger outfits and yellow life vests.  HOT!

Amy and I in our stinger outfits going out for a little snorkeling

Amy and I getting ready to head underwater for a dive around the Great Barrier Reef

Me, our dive instructor, Amy and a giant fish diving at the Great Barrier Reef

Me, our dive instructor and Amy in the South Pacific

Water window looking under the floating dock

The rope you hold onto as you initially descend on the dive.

BELOW: pictures from a defective Kodak underwater camera.  Enjoy!

Aiming an underwater camera while diving and trying to breathe and pop your years at the same time isn't as easy as it sounds!

Award winning underwater sea life photography!

A giant clam

Amy swimming over the reef

The best shot of the lot!

Subaquatic autophotographic experimentations

The photographer videoing and photographing us. . . being followed by a rather friendly giant fish that accompanied us on our dive.

National Geographic, is that you calling me?  I'll sell the rights to this picture if the price is right!

Me falling off the ledge of the diving platform into the great South Pacific

Me, Italia and the great Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia

Late afternoon clouds making their regular tropical appearance

Heading back to Green Island for rest, relaxation, dinner and some ZZZZZs

Brother and sister on vacation.  :-}

Approaching Green Island

Random poolside torch that reminded me of the TV show LOST.

Amy walking out of the island canopy onto the white sands and morning sun of Green Island

Morning on the western side of Green Island with the mainland of Australia off in the distance

A spine of exposed coral at the water's edge

Searching the morning waters for breakfast

Breakfast is never more than one peck in the water away

Gotta love the modern world: floating plastic that won't biodegrade and will pollute the planet for thousands of years

To learn more about this plastic mess, I encourage you to read the book "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman

Me with toothpaste on my lips looking at an interesting shell encased something or another

The southern end of Green Island

Mosaic shot of the southern tip of Green Island

Amy with bedhead and me with toothpaste still on my lips warming up in the morning sun of Green Island

Drift wood as we circle around to the eastern short of Green Island

The eastern shore of Green Island with the sun starting to get intense

More exposed coral along the coast of Green Island

Searching for a bit to eat among the sea kelp washed ashore

Sunbathing birds keeping watch over the blue waters and sunny shores of Green Island

A very lovely morning

SCROLL RIGHT ---> the eastern shore of Green Island

ABOVE AND BELOW: Green Island National Park in the center of the island

. . . not an offence to the birds, I'm sure. . .

Up close with a crocodile that just ate a big fat piece of meat. . . looking over my way. . .

A sharp toothed crocodile looking for a little sun

Look at that snout and those teeth!  YOUCH!!!

Dinosaurs incarnate

A belly big enough for a. . . human?!?

The shallow dock waters of Green Island

Standing on the dock waiting for our lift back to Cairns with my AU$3 emergency flip flops

Pseudo diving over the edge of the dock to swim back to the mainland

Green Island at high tide

See ya Green Island!  Hope to come back again one day!

Approaching the Australian mainland

Sailing toward the mountainous environs of Cairns

A mosaic shot as we approach the lowlands of Kappa Creek and Cairns

East Trinity on our way back into Cairns

SCROLL RIGHT ---> East Trinity coastline on the way back to Cairns

Me upon the Pacific

East Trinity, getting close to Cairns

Sailboats in the show waters off East Trinity close to Cairns

The tropical Australian lifestyle

Approaching the Cairns Pier

Our ferry in the foreground

The pier at Cairns along Trinity Inlet

Enjoying the tropical afternoon of Northern Australia looking forward to my next stop in Port Douglas

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