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Diving on
the Great Barrier Reef was pure excitement. Fred took this close-up of
a Giant Clam in 25 feet of water. It is a two-hour boat ride just to reach
the reef. And that is in a fast catamaran. We snorkeled and free dove
for five hours then back to shore at delightful Carins. We did this for
three days. We have 72 underwater photos of corals, fish of every description,
Giant Clams and turtles. Carins also has a rainforest with a cable gondola
ride just above the treetops to the town of Kuranda. A mountain rail line
brought us back to Carins.
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We
flew down to Sydney, obtained a hire car and drove inland to the Blue
Mountains. This is looking across the valley with the Three Sisters looking
back. Thick fog greeted us but cleared the next day making for some stunning
pictures.
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One
of the many white sand beaches at Jarvis Bay. We visited the inland capital
of the island, or rather; continent at Canberra then drove back to the
coast at Bateman Bay. From there we made our way northward along the beach
laden coastline back to Sydney, skipping Melbourne a long 8 hour drive
in one direction.
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Parrots
bathing in a stream. I call this a "Parrot Pond." Melody was
walking into the Park while I parked the car. She saw one parrot then
another and another. There are two separate species in this bathing frenzy.
Lots of parrots and cockatoos in the wild down under here.
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Koala Bear. This
little guy is in a zoo near Manly Beach.
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opera house in Sydney as seen from our ferryboat. We spent seven days in
Sydney. With a weekly pass we could take city busses (wild rides) trains,
subways and our favorite means of transport, the ferryboats. We went frequently
to Manly Beach by ferry and also to Homebush Bay, the 2000 Olympic Venue.
A Danish Architect designed the Opera House and the curved roof tiles are
from Sweden. There are three separate buildings with frequent performances
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