Cairn to Adelaide, Saturday September 17, 2016

We were supposed to fly from Cairns via Brisbane to Adelaide, there was some problem with the Quantas connection, so they put us on a Jet Star flight that left at 4:30.  Needless to say, we spent the whole day at Cairns airport.  Not my idea of a fun trip.  But, eventually we took off, and found our way to Adelaide.  We got a cab to the air b&b where we were staying.  It turned out to be a very nice place but it meant that we arrived in the dark.

                                                                                              Cairns to Adelaide    Images of Adelaide from Mount Lofty

The next day, we got up early, (our hostess had left us supplies for breakfast) and set out to find a grocery store close to where we were staying.  On the way, we met a couple walking, and asked where the nearest grocery store was.  They were very nice, and they said they would drive us there, as it was nearby.  It turned out to be a small shopping center.  It had a Woolys, a drug store. a bakery, a deli/meat shop and a small cafe.  We really hit the jackpot,  We were able to buy food for the next few days.  It turned out to be very close to where we were staying.  We were staying in a suburb called Richmond, fairly close to the airport.  It turned out to be a very pretty area, with easy access to the bus service.

       This was my favorite tree I saw in Australia.  The flowers looked like a bottle brush.                                                                          Callistemon

Friday Septmber 16, Daintree Nature Reserve

We left early in the morning and caught the Koranda Train to the top of the Mountain. 

                                                                                                               We had a ride on the military vehicle through the rain forrest.  We went to a small zoo and saw kangaroos and crockodiles, and to the Butterfly Sanctuary.  We came down the hill on the Skyrail.  It was a very interesting all day event!

Alice Springs to Cairns

We flew from Alice Springs to Cairns.  It was raining when we got there, and rained most of the night into the next day.  We had actually had very good weather up until that time.
The weather in Cairns was good.  We joined a Quicksilver reef tour on Thursday, Se[te,ber 15th.
They took us out to the reef.  As we do not go snorkeling, we went under water in a mini sub instead.  Although the reef is dying, it was still very beautiful.  We saw many schools of fish and a sea turtle.