Flight to Sydney 9/14/00 8:05 PM Sadly, my Aussie Walkabout has come to an end. My emotions are mixed, very surreal. I’m amazed my three weeks of backpacking are over. It saddens me to know that the joys of a…
40: 9-14-00 Lousy Cairns
Lousy Cairns 9/14/00 Thursday 1:25 PM In a little cafe for lunch. Really should get last night down on paper, but I’m just not in the mood. This place is a downer. Only three hours till my flight, though. As…
39: 9-13-00 Crocodylus Resort PM
Crocodylus Resort 9/13/00 3:20 PM Boy, do I need some deodorant! That’s about the only reason I want to get back to Cairns. Checked out the Environmental Centre. Small, but nice. They had some good interactives, a well organized self-guided…
38: 9-13-00 Crocodylus Resort AM
Crocodylus Resort 9/13/00 Wednesday 8:15 AM Take me back to the islands, mon. Good time, that Snapper Island. Didn’t think I was going to enjoy myself once I got back here, but i managed to. Got back, checked in, &…
37: 9-12-00 Snapper Island 3/3
Snapper Island 9/12/00 Day After Yesterday Island Time Woke up with the sunrise this morning — and about half a dozen other times before. At least once there was something next to my hammock, but it was too dark to…
36: 9-11-00 Snapper Island 2/3
Snapper Island 9/11/00 Island Time No need to waste batteries on my “head torch” when I can write by moonlight on the beach. The only drawback is the lousy sand fleas. Oh, and when a cloud passes over as It…
35: 9-11-00 Snapper Island 1/3
Snapper Island 9/11/00 Island Time Paradisio! Oh, this is wonderful! So glad I got to do this. Just finished lunch. Didn’t like the fact that all of the leftovers were thrown away, or the way some of the food scraps…
34: 9-11-00 Crocodylus Resort
Crocodylus Resort 9/11/00 Monday 6:35 AM It’s early, it’s cold, and I need to brush my teeth. Heading out on the Snapper Is. trip in a while. When I was packing last night, I discovered I was without my toiletry…
33: 9-10-00 Crocodylus Resort (PM)
Crocodylus Resort (PM) 9/10/00 5:20 PM Well, I did something. Not much, but it was something, I suppose. Took a hike down the “nature trail.” The guide was both bulky & sucky. I was sorry I bought it. I was…
32: 9-10-00 Crocodylus Resort
Crocodylus Resort 9/10/00 Sunday 11:55 AM End of the line, more or less. Cape Tribulation isn’t quite as close as I thought: 23 km or so. It’s a $5 bus to get there, and only for an hour or two.…