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Sunday, 14 Dec 2014 | Views [325]
I am knackered, sitting in LAX waiting for my flight home. last day in Oz was great, beginning with a sunrise walk on the beach, a long black at the cafe, scratching Tex's belly (I still love you best, Jasper), enjoying the quiet. spent the morning ... Read more >
Sunday, 14 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 11 Dec 2014 | Views [310]
You heard me right. That coupled with a mug of flat black can get you going in the morning. It is quite hot and humid here right now - even the Port DouglasIan's have commented how muggy it is. I strolled down to the Marina this morning ... Read more >
Thursday, 11 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 10 Dec 2014 | Views [356] | Comments [1]
Well, things are definitely winding down. I drove from Ingham to Port Douglas today, with a quick stop in Cairns. Also stopped at a roadside market and bought fresh cherries, apricots, nectarines, lychees and mango. The lychees ... Read more >
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 9 Dec 2014 | Views [339]
That is the operative word right now. this morning I set out to dive the Yongala, a steamer that sank in a cyclone off Townsville in 1911, I think. What was so incredible was the size of the sea creatures out there. On the second of ... Read more >
Tuesday, 9 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 8 Dec 2014 | Views [384]
I am sitting in my room at Yingala Dive. This place is about 250 miles from Cairns. Backing up, the dive boat docked in Cairns this morning, Monday, Dec. 8 after covering something like 1700 nautical miles over the course of the week. ... Read more >
Monday, 8 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Views [374] | Comments [1]
This is the last day of diving and I am sore, bruised but still breathing! I opted out of the first dive today- a live drop 10 feet from a moving boat into a current - thanks but no thanks. Our second dive is Steve's Bommie, which I Will ... Read more >
Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 5 Dec 2014 | Photo Gallery
Dive trip shots
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Friday, 5 Dec 2014 | Views [377] | Comments [1]
Catching up. It is Friday, and I am into the 5th day of diving. It has been in a word, spectacular! I have seen things I have only read about - sharks, Manta Ray, giant sea turtles, nudi branchs, giant sea clams, fish of every shape, size ... Read more >
Monday, 1 Dec 2014 | Views [419] | Comments [4]
First off, man is it hot! There was a little rain early this morning, and I was actually chilly, but no mas- probably around 88 right now (11:00 am). I had a chance to walk around Downtown Cairns and it is quite charming. There is a large ... Read more >
Monday, 1 Dec 2014 | Views [398] | Comments [1]
I am upside dowN. It is 1:30 am and I am wide awake! I am sure this will get better. Had my first tast of barramundi last night - delish. Haven't seen too much of Cairns yet, but once it is light, I intend to walk about before ... Read more >
