Great Barrier Reef – Part 1MacKay ReefWe are up early for our first snorkel tour on the Great Barrier Reef with Ocean Safari. We rent wetsuits for the occasion.As Cape Tribulation has no marina, we walk about 300 metres from the tour office along a path through the mangrove forest to Myall Beach and then wade into the water to board our boat. It takes us about half an …
From Brisbane to Cape TribulationPaddle Boarding with Crocodiles…NotLast night John booked paddleboarding tour on the Mossman River for the two of us. When we had to sign the online wavier form, it asked if we were aware that there may be salt water crocodiles in the river. Noooooo…not aware!Yesterday at the Koala Sanctuary I watched a crocodile show where they talked about the dangers and the rules to follow …
Koalas and Platypuses and Dingos; Oh My!Cruise to the SanctuaryWe were asleep by 8pm last night but I was awake by 5am. It gave me time to exercise, shower and get some business contracts done.Breakfast at the hostel begins at 8:00am, we grab some yogurt, granola and fruit and head out at 8:10am for our 30 minute walk to the Brisbane River to catch a scenic boat cruise to …
From Toronto to Brisbane, AustraliaTwenty Two Hours of TravelIncluding airport layover time, it takes us 22 hours to get from Toronto to Brisbane, Australia. We fly Air Canada first to San Francisco (5.5 hours), then United Airlines to Brisbane (14 hours). Surprisingly, it goes by quickly with time spent reading, sleeping and binge watching Ted Lasso episodes. We arrive in Brisbane at 6:20am local time.We seamlessly pass through the …
