Australian Great Barrier Reef Trip, Dec 5-23, 2003
Including extension to Daintree area near Port Douglas
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The Group:
Where we went: click HERE to pull up a large map
of the Great Barrier
reef and see our ship's route and stops.
Sue and I had a modified schedule for this trip....
December 5 - 11:
Flying to LAX and then on to Honolulu
to reset our time zone
Arriving in Sydney and first meeting of
the group with tour of
the Rocks area.
December 12-13:
Tour of Sydney aquarium with special morning
breakfast.
Tour of Marine Museum
Flight into Cairns and our departure on
Coral Princess II
December 13-14:
Snorkeling & Champaign on Rachal Carson
Reef
First Scuba diving with dive instructor Dennis
Ribbon Reef #3
December 14-15:
More diving Ribbon Reef #3
Ribbon Reef 9 3/4
December 15-16:
Ribbon Reef 9 3/4
North Direction Island (Poor Vis, good dive)
Good picture of Joel and Louise
Lizzard Island & Walk up to Cook's Lookout
(whew)
December 16:
More of walk to Cook's Lookout
Diving at Cobia's Hole (Incredible Lion Fish)
December 16:
Mermaid Cove (big Ray)
Research Installation Dinner
December 17:
Ribbon Reef # 5
Ribbon Reef #5 3/4
December 18:
Last Day's Diving Pictures
Ribbon Reef #3
Snorkling in the afternoon
December 19:
Depart Coral Princess II
Long bus ride to Daintree Eco Lodge
Paranella Park
December 19th contd:
Atherton Tablelands
Lake Barrine
Curtain Fig Tree
December 20:
River cruise with Crocodile siteing
Daintree Forest Exhibition
Bat House where we could see fruit bats
December 20 - 21st and END of trip
More of Raintree Habitat in Port Douglas
Shots of Daintree Eco Lodge where we stayed
Butterfly exhibit in Kuranda
Tjapukai Aboriginal Park
END