Pics of Cairns+Pt Douglas

Here I am about to jump into the water again and do my snorkelling dive to prove that I can hold my breath underwater... I am already freezing cold at this point. I'm wearing only a stinger suit which, when soggy, does nothing to keep the heat in.

And now I am all kitted up in the scuba gear ready for a dive. It was HEAVY. This boat had no wetsuits so I was freezing even though the water was a pretty nice 27 degrees. Don't think I'll be doing much diving in SA where it's much colder...

Now this is more like it... The boat up at Pt Douglas provided wetsuits as well as stinger suits. When I got cold on my first dive they gave me an extra vest with a hood - then I was warm :)

This is the snake I very nearly trod on while walking next to a creek. It's all about getting close to nature aye!

View the world from inside a Moke. Driving around with the wind in your hair is pretty fun, I can see the attraction. But only on very warm days...

Mossman Gorge.

Crystal clear but very chilly. It took us a while to get in alright!

But once in it was lovely, we swam out to some rocks andmade like lizards in the sun, which didn't help when we had to get back into the water to return to shore!

There we are! Wearing our daggy matching T-shirts (the only clean thing left on the last day) which were gifted to us at breakfast in Pt Douglas by a promotions team. So I did end up with a souvenir after all.

A view of 4 Mile Beach from a lookout in Pt Douglas. We did walk the length of it and it is a long way on sand. Couldn't swim there though; stingers in the water :( It was pretty gusty down on the beach anyway and we spent most of our time in Pt Douglas inland at waterholes when swimming. Lovely little town though - watched plenty of rugby on the big screen at the pub. I can now tell the difference between League and Union. Ohno.