Category: Australia - Cairns
Final days in Australia - Fitzroy Island and Cars 3 in the cinema
The day after snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef we went to Fitzroy Island to relax on the beach, snorkel and explore. Naively we thought we could just show up at the pier and buy a ticket, but unfortunately ...
Snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef
After having changed the date for our pre-booked Great Barrier Reef day tour for the second time because of unpredictable weather, we finally went. It was quite windy, around 10 ms and waves of 1,5 meters, and the ...
Mareeba Rodeo - A real Aussie country experience
In the Tablelands we came across several posters for the Mareeba Rodeo. Going to local events has given us some of our best travel memories and this time it only took small change of plans to make it ...
Aussie football, chocolate tour and hikes at Mission Beach
Checking the weather forecast for the 100 th time it finally indicated abundant sunshine in the days ahead. Therefore we decided to go to Mission Beach as they have almost crocodile free beaches and Dunk Island (where you ...
Exploring the Atherton Tablelands
After Noah's birthday, we decided it was time for some more adventurous stuff again. So we drove to the Atherton Tablelands - a huge and beautiful area in the mountains near Cairns. There are a lot of hairpin ...
Visiting Sugarland Water Park and celebrating Noah's birthday Aussie style
After our trip to Cape Tribulation we headed south for a few relaxing days at a 5 star caravan park and celebrating Noah’s 7 th birthday. Close to the park was the Sugarland Waterpark. Not particularly big but ...
Rainy days, great views and sighting the endangered Cassowary at Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation
Arriving in Cairns It was a clear blue sky most of the way flying from Darwin to Cairns. Well at least until the last 15 minutes when suddenly a thick layer of clouds appeared and we could no ...