A place of great contrast - beautiful long sandy beaches with the Coral Sea on one side and the tropical rain forest bordering the beach on the other. The rain forest is never quiet and a trip up the mountains gave some tremendous views of clouds in the trees. The sea looks quite normal but comes with a number of warnings of jelly fish and crocodiles and there are special areas protected by nets where you are allowed to swim. Visiting the Great Barrier Reef also requires precautions in the form of "stinger suits"that you wear to go snorkelling over the coral reef - just like adult babygrows! No pictures of the reef yet as they are on an underwater camera that we need to get developed.
