Monday, June 07, 2010

Trip Home

Got a good window seat on the flight back and we went right over the city.

We live down there somewhere.

Coming over Cockatoo Island - something we often circumnavigate.

And a couple of days later, it did this.

Snorkelling and Diving

Couldn't go this close to the reef without getting wet.

There's Kim snorkelling.

One of the reef fish.

Giant Clam.

Typical outer-reef coral garden.

Sadly, you can't eat much of what is out here.

On to the diving. This was my buddy, Oman. Oman is from Israel so we kept our eyes on the passports.

And this is me. Quite possibly doing the Macarena.

With a bit more depth, you start losing colour at the red-end.

The first reef was probably one of the best I've ever seen. Fish soup.

Green Island

In Australia, things tend to be named literally. Green Island is no exception.

This is a cay (sand island) that happens to have a bit of rain-forest on it. It's the perfect desert island, really. Well, other than the fact that there is a restaurant / swimming pool / etc on it.

And a gift shop.

There's a good beach with lifeguards.

And - oh joy - a big thing. In this case a Big Tuna.

Marina

Can't help ourselves when it comes to looking at all things boat.

Hotel room view - you can see boats.

The super-yacht section of the marina. I would like to say that the one in the middle will be our next boat.

We're more likely to be on a swing-mooring in the river with the rest of the riffraff.

But where-ever you start, this is where you go. The channel markers leading out of Cairns to the open ocean.

Casino Zoo

Near the harbour, one of the biggest buildings in Cairns is the casino - and right on top of it is a roof-zoo. Be rude not to...
Have to be careful not to tread on the inmates.

This guy likes to take your specs and run off with them.

A fresh-water croc - pussycat, really.

The real deal - a fully-grown salty.

Cute, of course.

Looks harmless but will trash your garden in minutes.

I got to join in the bird-show with this little Rozella.

Friday, May 07, 2010

April Runaround

Took the rellies out for a motor around the harbour and Les took the sort of piccies we can't - because we're usually on the boat.

Prepping the dinghy. Brandy is all sorted in her life-jacket.

A slow motor out to the Bug on the electric outboard. We'll probably go petrol in the near future.

That's pretty much the motoring configuration with the dinghy on a tow.

All ready for docking. This is the calm before the storm - i.e. the bit where we get really close to the dock.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Wedding

This was the wedding of Lynley and Ross...

All dressed up and somewhere to go.

Likewise.

First stop, the church.

Guarded by men in skirts.

There's a couple of Rollers so we're probably in the right place.

Here's Kim doing the Motor Show model thing.

As it's a catholic church, there is no ostentatious display of wealth at all.

Here's Mary. You can pray to Mary, apparently. Though I've never quite understood how praying to someone other than an omniscient god really helps.

Me on the beach.

St Benedict. With a stick.

Right, that's over, we can go outside.

On to the reception. At Bonnie Doon golf club. Really, there is a golf club called Bonnie Doon.

Waiting for the festivities to start.

Who this is all about.

The girls between fags breaks.

There was speaches.

And cake cutting.

And dancing.

So we finished as we started.