Australia #1201

New Directions had a fabulous trip down under! Though our flight was delayed several hours, we still kicked off our trip in style! We dined at the Encounter Restaurant at LAX, a fitting way to depart California. Finally after a long flight we landed in Cairns; warm and tropical. We took the Skyrail to the Kuranda Rainforest where we saw native plants and animals and even got to hold a koala bear! And we were very popular with the exotic birds! We took the historic Kuranda Railway on a scenic journey back to Cairns. Next we boarded a boat and were off to Green Island, which is part of the Great Barrier Reef. We ventured out on a glass-bottomed boat and saw amazing marine life, went to a crocodile preserve and dipped our toes in the warm water. Then we were off to Sydney. What a great city! We took a bus tour of the city and had a behind the scenes tour of the iconic Sydney Opera House. We took a ferry across the harbor then boarded another skyrail to take us up the hill to the Taronga Zoo. We saw animals from all over the world as well as those found only in Australia. There was still more sight seeing to do and of course plenty of shopping. We had some incredible meals and met lovely people. We hated to leave but couldn't wait to tell our friends back home about our wonderful time in Australia!Please remember that you can download these photos to your computer or you can order prints from this Phanfare website. They also have other items you can order like mugs, photo books, calendars, etc. Just click on the Prints & Gifts link on the right side of this page when you are ready to order.
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