Australia 2009

We flew back into Sydney late last night via Virgin Blue and now staying at the Sydney Marriott. Having a bit of trouble with one of our bags.  I think it’ll make it back home, but it’s well past life support right now.  First one wheel buckled, then another.  Finally the pulling handle broke.  I’m ready to throw it in front of a train.  But it’ll make it back home.  We only have to get it to the airport, check … Read More

This is our last day in Cairns.  Andrea and I still have our sea legs and are rocking a bit.  Our destination for Day 14 is Kuranda where they have this SkyRail that goes over and through a rain forest just north of Cairns.  We’ll spend the morning and early afternoon there before heading to the airport this evening.  So tonight we’ll be back in Sydney for two more nights, then it’s back on a plane back home. Wow, I … Read More

Even on a boat, you need to be healthy. So we made sure to get our share of veggies. Cucumbers to be exact. Sea Cucumbers. What? They’re not a veggie? Hmmm … well, anyways, we had plenty of them. At the Flynn Reef, our “home”for the past 2 days! Welcome to our Day 12 & 13 experience: The Great Barrier Reef! After being on a transfer boat from Cairns Marina to Moore Reef (operator: Marine World) from approx. 1 1/2 … Read More

Here are the photos from our two days at Flynn Reef.  Hope you enjoy them.

We’re beat.  Two days of sun and salt water.  I can’t get the salty taste out of my mouth and I’ve showered and brushed my teeth twice.  Anyway, we had a really great time.  I did an “introductory dive” since I’m not certified.  Basically all I had to do was breathe and kick, and the dive instructir did everything else while holding on to me.  It felt like a slow ride at Disneyland and it was cool. Andrea, the “certified … Read More

Heading out on our overnight dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef. We’ll be back in a couple days. See you then! Andrea & Kirk

Everybody needs a break sometimes. So Kirk’s sore throat got a break with the antibiotics and we got a break from the busy touring of the last 10 days and took it slow today. Tomorrow, we’ll be getting up & out early to catch the boat that will take us out on the Great Barrier Reef, where we’ll spend the next 2 days/1 night. We’ll get you an update of the dives upon our return to Cairns! Until then … … Read More

With day 11 done I’m feeling much better now than when it started. Not a lot of photos for the day. But here they are. We won’t be posting a couple days since we’ll be out on the water. Expect lots of photos of sea-life when we return. See you then!

Today started off with a trip to the travel clinic downtown here in Cairns.  The doctor described  the back of my throat as “ferocious.”   He didn’t say too much otherwise and said I should be good to dive tomorrow since I can pop my ears.  If I’m not feeling up to the dive tomorrow, I’ll at least get another chance the next day.  But I was in and out in 10 minutes.  Leaving with a pack of antibiotics and a … Read More

Due to waking difficulties, this will be the smallest gallery to date.  Hope you like sugar.