Written by pabrams52 on October 24, 2009
- Spectacular Day at the GBRMy sense of anticipation had been building, ever since I first sat down to plan our trip to Australia. Who doesn’t dream of seeing the Great Barrier Reef? It...
Written by rodeime on June 30, 2005
- A
Cape to Adventure
Story and photographs
by Roderick Eime
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Written by rodeime on June 29, 2005
- So much of Cape York’s attraction lies offshore. A perfect adjunct to any land-based exploration is a Great Barrier Reef cruise.
Ranging from a few hours to several days, a cruise along our UNESCO World Heritage...
Written by rodeime on February 7, 2005
- Indigenous tourism is a fast-growing niche segment in the Australian market. Some contrived and some genuine, Rod Eime goes in search of green ants and coloured sands and meets the authentic Gibson family of Hopevale,...
Written by ElyseMc on October 8, 2000
- Wednesday was the day I’ve wanted to happen for a long time … the snorkel trip to the Great Barrier Reef! This day, we met at the Ecstasea sailboat at 8:10 in the morning,...
Written by ElyseMc on October 8, 2000
- Tuesday we got up to clouds and rain. Actually, that was ok with us, since neither of us really wanted any more sun. We had decided that that day would be our driving...
Written by ElyseMc on October 8, 2000
- On Monday, we had to meet on the dock at 7:15 AM (ugh – 5:15 AM to us) in the morning. We had signed up to take a Mixed Fishing trip, which was a...
Written by stomps on October 12, 2006
- On the second morning of our three-day trip, James and I were scheduled to pick up our rental car at 9am. We decided to go into central Cairns early so we could check out the...
Written by stomps on October 12, 2006
- After running ourselves ragged for nearly three days, trying to see everything that the Tropical North Queensland area had to offer us, we just needed a break. So, when we got back to Cairns around...
Written by Chrissy1 on May 11, 2004
- Come visit Port Douglas. I think this is the best place to go diving on the Great Barrier Reef.
We stayed in the Hibiscus Hotel, which is a four-star hotel designed like a Balinese-style...
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