Cairns and Beyond!

Ok here is a really quick summation of what we've done over the last week. Jeff, Lindsey, and Michelle arrived Saturday, we walked them around Sydney to see the Opera House, the RBG as well as the Bridge. Sunday was my Birthday and we went out to this great pizza place. Monday I worked and Kent took them to the Sydney Aquarium, after work i ran home finished packing and we flew to Cairns. In Cairns we eventually found this great hostel/hotel called the Northern Treehouse. Great room and atmosphere. We stayed in Cairns for 4 nights, we went on an all day Scuba Dive (swam with a shark), laid out on the beach, visited the shops, drank, and slept. Awesome time. We rented a station wagon and headed north to Cow Bay near Cape Tribulation in the Daintree Rain forest. The drive was spectacular, well from what i could see, the curves were so tight and on a cliff that i spent most of the time focusing on the road while everyone else appreciated the view. That was an interesting experience, driving for the first time on the wrong side of the road in a large wide station wagon on an extremely dangerous road. Once we arrived in Cow Bay we went on a Daintree River Tour where you spot Crocs, that was a lot of fun and our captain was the stereotypical aussie. We were the last tour out and we got the boat to ourselves. The next morning Kent and I woke up super early to go on a ocean kayaking trip where we kayaked along the coast line while the sun rose to a private beach, where we were served breakfast and snorkeled off shore at the reef near by. Perfect way to start the day! We made the trip back to our hostel (giant elevated tarp tents in the rain forest), picked up Lindsey and spent the rest of the afternoon laying on the beach and getting too scared to snorkel after we spotted a sting ray.... yeah i know, we are babies. You couldnt see three inches in front of you at this beach though and if you learn anything from shark week, if visibility is low, dont go out to the reef... We left early the next morning for Cairns and spent our last day on Trinity Beach soaking up some rays...getting burned in odd places, Kents ankles, my shins, michelle had two spots on her hips.... oh and my neck...

Now we are back in Sydney, and I need to get back to work :-D