Sunrise to Sunset at Ayers Rock (Uluru)Sunrise at UluruWe are up at 3:45AM (second day in a row with a 3AM start), have a quick homemade breakfast in our room and off to the bus stop to meet our Uluru Hop On Hop Off. We are going to watch the sunrise at Uluru and then walk around the entire rock. The weather is very comfortable at this time of morning, …
From Cairns to Ayers Rock (Uluru)Cairns to BrisbaneAnd we’re up at 3am and off to the airport for a 6am flight to Brisbane. In the airport John spots a man being led away in handcuffs. Besides that nothing out of the ordinary occurs.John gets some good shots of Cairns from the air.I can see the shadow of our plane as we start descending to land in Brisbane.Brisbane to Ayers …
Fitzroy IslandOff to the Ferry TerminalWe head to the ferry terminal in Cairns by way of The Esplanade. The tide is partially out and the pelicans are standing on the mudflats at the same place they had been floating last night. We are running short of our ginger anti-nausea pills. Fortunately we can easily buy more.I’m glad I take the ginger pills because the 45 minute trip is rocky. Even …
In and Around CairnsCairns AquariumWe are having a relaxed day today.After breakfast, we walk five minutes to the Cairns Aquarium. I always love aquariums. This one is really well done and has a number of interesting talks.The aquarium is Australian based and also has a number of reptiles and dinosaur exhibits. We spend a couple of enjoyable hours there.The Esplanade at Low TideWe next walk down to the Esplanade, …
