Dr. Jacobson told us while we were on Fraser Island that the trip gets better and he was so right! Everytime we do a new activity I like it better than the last thing we did which I did not imagine possible. On Friday we went snorkeling and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef which was by far my favorite experience so far on this trip. I even found Nemo when I was scuba diving...he was hiding in a sea anemone(the home of a clown fish). On Sunday we went on the Billy Tea Safari trip and saw the tropical rainiforest as well as got the chance to swim in a 100 pecent pure rainwater creek, and of course we tried some billy tea which is tea made from ingredients found in Australia's native bush. We also went on a search fro crocodiles on the Daintree River. We ended up seeing 3 baby crocodiles and one large adult one. The highlight of our wildlife spottings that day was seeing a Cassowary in the wild. That is a very rare event since there are only about 1000 remaining in the wild. We are one lucky group! Today May 17th, was our free day in Cairns. 8 of us went horseback riding and white water rafting for the day. The horseback riding was amazing and we rode through all different parts of the Australian nature including the native bush and creeks. I have loved the time we have spent in Cairns, but it is coming to an end and tomorrow we're off to Alice Springs which I have heard is going to be much cooler (literally) than the tropical weather we've been experiencing in Cairns.
-Amy Chipman-
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