A few new adventures under our belt!

We have definitely made up for our slow pace of last week with a busy few days of adventures. After leaving Cairns, we drove north to Cape Tribulation (home of Mt. Sorrow and several other not-so-happily named places, courtesy of the mariner Captain Cook.) I'm on a slow internet connection right now, so to highlight what we've been up to:

1) Rode a cable ferry to get to Cape Tribulation (only about two minutes, but pretty cool that the only way to get there is via cable ferry. The river we went across had signs for crocodile warnings- but we didn't spot any from our car.)

2) Jungle surfing- basically an opportunity to see the rainforest from above- 20meter tall platforms that is. You're strapped into a harness then take zip lines to different platforms throughout the rainforest. There's an excellent photo of Steve ziplining upside down (on purpose) that I'll try to upload soon.

3) Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef- unbelievable how many types of coral, fish, and general sealife there is in just a small area. There were about 20 people on our tour, spent an hour going out to sea, then did two different dives on the reef and had a great time (Steve's an excellent snorkeler- all that time in the Bahamas going spear fishing has really paid off!)

4) Exotic fruit tasting- this was actually really really cool. We got to taste 10 different fruits, most of which we'd never heard of- one that was called "chocolate pudding fruit"- it had the texture of an avocado, was completely black on the inside, and didn't quite taste like chocolate but was still good. We got a tour of the farm as well, which is run by a husband and wife who have spent hte last 18 years getting this farm going (they basically do all the picking on their own, with the help of a small staff.) Just realized I've written more about fruit tasting than snorkeling, on to the next activity:

5) Sea kayaking- a couple of hours paddling around Cape Tribulation- we saw a stingray and some beautiful scenery, unfortunatley still looking for sea turtles which we've yet to see.

We are catching our breath in Cairns for a day and then head south. Hope to get photos and more info posted soon.

We miss you all!
Anna