Regina's and Andre's Trip Reports
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  • Iceland
    • Visited places Iceland
      • Reykjavik, The Golden Circle and the Snaefellsnes Peninsula
      • The West Fjords, Akureyri
      • The Myvatn Area, East Fjords
      • South Iceland – Vatnajökull, Landmannalaugar, Porsmörk
    • Itinerary Iceland
    • Photo Gallery Iceland
      • Photo Gallery Reykjawik, Golden Circle, Snaefellsnes, West Fjords
      • Photo Gallery Akureyri, Myvatn, Vatnajökull, Porsmörk, Landmannalaugar
    • Conclusions, Practical Tips Iceland
  • Australia
    • Visited Places Australia
      • Sydney
      • Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Island
      • Airlie Beach, Whitsunday
      • Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Daintree NP
      • Darwin, Kakadu NP, Nitmiluk NP
      • Uluru, Kings Canyon
      • Melbourne, Grampian NP, Great Ocean Road
      • Adelaide, Barossa Valley, Perth, Freemantle, Rotnest Is.
    • Fauna Australia
    • Itinerary Australia
    • Photo Gallery Australia
      • Photo Gallery Sydney
      • Photo Gallery Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Island, Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands
      • Photo Gallery Uluru, Kings Canyon, Melbourne, Grampians NP, Great Ocean Road
      • Photo Gallery Adelaide, Barossa Valley, Perth, Freemantle, Rotnest Is
      • Photo Gallery Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Daintree NP, Darwin, Kakadu NP, Nitmiluk NP
    • Conclusions Australia
  • New Zealand
    • Visited Places New Zealand
      • Christchurch, Canterbury Area
      • Dunedin, Te Anau, Milford Sound
      • Queenstown, Arrowtown, Fox Glacier, Franz Joseph Glacier
      • Abel NP, Marlborough Sounds, Picton
      • Wellington, Napier
      • Tongariro, Roturoa, Coromandel
      • Cape Reinga, Whangarei
      • Auckland
    • Itinerary New Zealand
    • Photo Gallery New Zealand
      • Photo Gallery Christchurch, Dunedin, Te Anau, Milford Sound
      • Photo Gallery Queenstown, Glaciers, Pancake Rocks
      • Photo Gallery Wellington, Napier, Tongariro NP, Roturua
      • Photo Gallery Coromandel, Cape Reinga, Whangarei, Auckland
    • Conclusion New Zealand
  • Patagonia
    • Visited Places Patagonia
      • Buenos Aires
      • Puerto Madryn / Peninsula Valdez / Punta Tomba
      • EL Calafate, El Chalten
      • Torres del Paine – W Circuit
      • San Carlos de Bariloche/ Ruta de los Siete Lagos
      • Puerto Montt/ Puerto Varas/ Chiloe/Parque Pumalin
      • Iguazu
    • Itinerary Patagonia
    • Photo Gallery Patagonia
      • Photo Gallery – Buenos Aires
      • Photo Gallery – Puerto Madryn, Valdez, Punta Tomba
      • Photo Gallery – El Calafate, El Chalten
      • Photo Gallery – Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales
      • Photo Gallery – Torres del Paine, W Circuit
      • Photo Gallery – Puerto Montt, Parque Pumalin, Chiloe, Puerto Varas
      • Photo Gallery – San Carlos de Bariloche, Ruta de los siete Lagos
      • Photo Gallery – Iguazu
    • Practical Hints Patagonia
      • Planning the trip – Hotel Reservation, Transportation, Travel books, Refugios in TdP, Insurance, Links
      • During the Trip – Money Exchange, Smartphone, Internet, Transportation, My Luggage, Spanish, What I ate
      • Practical Hints Buenos Aires
      • Funny People I met
  • Chile/Argentina
    • Visited Places Chile/Argentina
      • Santiago de Chile, Valparaiso
      • Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales, El Calafate, Torres del Paine
      • Cruise Puerto Natales – Puerto Montt, Chiloe Island, Pucon
      • Arica, Putre, Altiplano
      • Iquique, San Pedro de Atacama
      • Salta (Argentina), Tigre Delta (Argentina)
    • Itinerary Chile/Argentina
    • Photo Gallery Chile/Argentina
      • Photo Gallery Santiago, Valparaiso
      • Photo Gallery Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, El Calafate
      • Photo Gallery Cruise Puerto Natales – Puerto Montt, Chiloe, Pucon
      • Photo Gallery Arica, Altiplano, Iquique
      • Photo Gallery San Pedro de Atacama, Salta, Tigre Delta
    • Conclusion Chile/Argentina
  • Antarctica
    • Visited Places Antarctica
      • Ushuaia and Cruise to Peninsula Antarctica
      • Peninsula Antarctica Days 1 and 2
      • Peninsula Antarctica Days 3 and 4
      • South Shetland and back to Ushuaia
    • Itinerary Antarctica
    • Photo Gallery Costa Rica
    • Visited Places Costa Rica
    • Photo Gallery Antarctica
      • Photo Gallery Ushuaia, Sail to Peninsula Antarctica
      • Photo Gallery – Peninsula Antarctica Day 1 and 2
      • Photo Gallery – Peninsula Antarctica – Days 3 and 4
      • Photo Gallery – South Shetland and Sail to Ushuaia
    • Fauna Antarctica
    • Practical Hints Antarctica
  • Costa Rica
    • Visited Places Costa Rica
      • San Jose
      • Volcano Irazu, Catargo
      • Manuel Antonio National Park
      • Volcano Arenal, Monteverde
      • Corobici, Rincon de la Vieja, Playa Tamarindo
      • Tortuguero, Cahuita
    • Itinerary Costa Rica
    • Photo Gallery Costa Rica
      • Photo Gallery San Jose
      • Photo Gallery Volcano Irazu, Cartago
      • Photo Gallery Tortugero, Cahuita
      • Photo Gallery Manuel Antonio, Volcano Arenal, Monteverde
      • Photo Gallery Corobici, Rincon de la Vieja, Tamarindo
    • Fauna Costa Rica
  • Caribbean
    • Visited Places Caribbean
      • Curacao
      • Sint Maarten/Saint Martin
      • Guadeloupe
      • Dominica
      • Martinique
      • St Lucia
      • Grenadines
    • Itinerary Caribbean
    • People Caribbean
    • Photo Gallery Caribbean
      • Photo Gallery Curacao
      • Photo Gallery St Maarten/ St Martin
      • Photo Gallery Guadeloupe
      • Photo Gallery Dominica
      • Photo Gallery Martinique
      • Photo Gallery St Lucia
      • Photo Gallery Grenadines
    • Flora Caribbean
      • Flowers & Plants
      • Trees
    • Practical Hints Caribbean
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  • Visited Places Antarctica
    • Ushuaia and Cruise to Peninsula Antarctica
    • Peninsula Antarctica Days 1 and 2
    • Peninsula Antarctica Days 3 and 4
    • South Shetland and back to Ushuaia
  • Itinerary Antarctica
  • Photo Gallery Antarctica
    • Photo Gallery Ushuaia, Sail to Peninsula Antarctica
    • Photo Gallery – Peninsula Antarctica Day 1 and 2
    • Photo Gallery – Peninsula Antarctica – Days 3 and 4
    • Photo Gallery – South Shetland and Sail to Ushuaia
  • Practical Hints Antarctica
  • Fauna Antarctica

CAIRNS, GREAT BARRIER REEF, DAINTREE NATIONAL PARK

 

The other day we flew to Cairns. We explored Cairns and liked very much the Esplanade.

The jewel in the crown is the 4800-square-metre saltwater lagoon pool with sandy edges and shallow areas for the youngsters. In downtown Cairns we found a street with hundreds of flying-foxes hanging in trees. They made a lot of noise but seem to be protected. The next day we headed toward Port Douglas.

The highway passes along wonderful empty sand beaches but because of the very venomous jelly fish bathing is not allowed.

Tiny, venomous and virtually invisible to the human eye, the jelly fishs inflict a sting so painful that if you don’t die you may wish you had. In the case you are bitten by jelly fish you have to immediately put vinaigre on and then call the helicopter top bring you into the hospital! The jelly fishes are specific for The Northern part of Australia but in the meantime they arrived close to Brisbane.

All over the places there are vinaigre bottles installed and plates with phone numbers to call the rescues helicopters but their sting is very painful. We stopped at a place where bathing was allowed. Lifeguards on the beaches drag nets through the water but if they find a jellyfish, the beaches are shut.

They built with nets a kind of pool ca. 50 m long where swimming was allowed. A bay watch told us that he checks every 4 hours the water along this pool to see if there are jelly fishes. In this case the “pool” ist closed immediately. So on a 3 km long beach you are allowed to swim only in a small 50 m x 20 m pool! Very annoying. In the case you are bitten by jelly fish have to immediately put vinaigre on and then call the helicopter top bring you into the hospital!.

The next day we drove to Port Douglas and visited with a tour the Daintree NP. We walked on a boardwalk through the rainforest, had a trip by boat on the river and then stopped at a waterfall. It was nice but (except a turtle) virtually no wildlife.  We haven’t seen the cassowary.

The other day Andre had booked a snorkeling tour with Wavelength and after a two hours trip we snorkeled at three different points in the Reef. The sea was very swallow and it was plenty of colorful fishes turtles and even small sharks and corals. In some places the water was only 0.5 m deep and it was forbidden to snorkel to avoid destroying the corals. We had stinger suits on but just for precaution. The guides told us there is no danger. And we were very lucky because the sea was very calm. In that places it is not necessary to dive. The water is very swallow and wonderful corals lie just underneath the surface. It was one of the absolute highlights of the trip. Unfortunately my wife was sick and stayed in Port Douglas.

We enjoyed quiet and trendy Port Douglas.

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