Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Report #47 Cairns, Australia February 16, 2016 Tuesday Partly cloudy & hot, hot, hotter Part #3 of 3 54 Pictures


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Subject: Report  #47   Cairns, Australia   February 16, 2016   Tuesday   Partly cloudy & hot, hot, hotter    Part  #3 of 3     54 Pictures    

Report  #47   Cairns, Australia   February 16, 2016   Tuesday   Partly cloudy & hot, hot, hotter    Part  #3 of 3      54 Pictures

 

Afternoon photos………..

 

 

 

 

Australian pelicans are among the largest

 

At rest

 

Preening

 

Walking towards town

 

Not too many palms

 

Greens surrounding the Lagoon

 

Saltwater lagoon

 

Easy entrance

 

A few souvenir stands

 

Park grounds

 

The Casino

 

Amsterdam -  the big ship     Pacific Princess  -  the smaller ship

 

Barrier Reef Hotel

 

The terminal

 

Goodbye Gerald B.

 

Fruit stand inside the terminal

 

Spacious terminal building

 

Do not bring these into the country

 

The Kruse family boarding

 

Another sail away

 

The pilot boat

 

View from the aft deck

 

Trinity Bay

 

The Convention Center

 

Marlin Marina

 

The Marina

 

Tall masts of a sailboat

 

Smaller boats in the bay

 

Hey Bob, you are missing the boat

 

The Pacific Princess left first

 

Pacific Princess left at 5pm

 

Passing out the best snacks

 

A catamaran

 

Birds from the mangroves

 

Black cap tern

 

Mangroves

 

Decorated for sail away

 

Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal

 

Leaving the inlet

 

Terminal building gets smaller

 

Flocks of mangrove birds

 

Marina and boats

 

Nearby hillsides

 

Boats at anchor

 

On our way towards the reef

 

Bill, Mary Ann, Leta, and Bob at sail away

 

Cheers, Bob

 

Dense forested hills

 

Saying goodbye to Cairns

 

Rowers

 

The sun was setting

 

End of a hot, hot day

 

The last rays of the sun

 

Too many clouds for a good sunset