We've got a whirlwind few days planned, including a trip to Green Island to do some snorkelling and diving at the reef, a train/cable car trip up to Kuranda, and likely a crocodile tour before heading into Atherton Tablelands.
Green Island was named by none other than James Cook, who after seeing the low, green island named it after the on-board astronomer, Mr. Green. Apparently, it was originally off-limits to Australians and under Japanese dominion! Now it is classified as an Australian National Park. That said, it had a distinct cultural feel as it was primarily Japanese tourists.
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| Green Island at High Tide |
It is a stopping-off point with a myriad of activities. We met up with Tegan's parents on the island. The weather was perfect and visibility in the water was fantastic, about 15-20 meters!
The 50-minute boat ride occurs during high tide, so that the larger ships can reach the Jetty, pictured to the right. Several tour companies moor here, and some of them go on to the outer reef
Coralee, Tegan, and the kids stayed on the island and snorkelled, built sand castles, etc while Jon and I headed out on a morning and afternoon reef dive!
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| Austin fashioning a canoe out of an old log |
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| Alyn created Tegariel |
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| Coralee and Alyn Snorkelling |
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| I can't say we are the best divers ever, except that we are |
The day was perfect, the diving (my first!) was incredible, and everyone had a great time.
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| The start of the Jetty - a tired crew ready to board the ship |
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| Like Mother, Like Daughter |
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