Well,

The next 5 days are gonna be a true test of your patience. We leave on the Taka Dive boat tomorrow to head out into the Deep Blue…. here we shall be out of contact until the 7th of September when we return. Obviously its going to be a mega special report detailing our dives and shark feed etc… fingers crossed for some hammerheads (we’ve never seen them before)..

Today, we spent packing our cases, the camera equipment and also our dive kit. Its alot of baggage!!! We then relaxed by the pool for a couple of hours and then played ping-pong and tennis again. It turns out that I’m cooking tonight…. damm!! But Jen is washing up…! SWEET!

Anyway guys, thats it for the next 5 days. I wish you well, and see you on the 7th for a very special dive report.

Love to all.

We left town, and headed the last 200kms to Cairns. Cairns is the city we shall be flying from in 10 days, so we shall be based around here till then.

We arrived at the caravan park, and settled in… Then went for a swim in the pool and played a few rounds of ping pong.. I won, which means Jen cooks dinner! Sweet..

Now we are off for a spot of tennis to decide who does the washing up!

Today we left Townsville and headed into the Girrigun National Park where we spent a couple of hours walking through the bush down to Wallaman Waterfall. The tallest waterfall in Australia. It was a bit of a hike, but once we were there, it was worth the effort… only trouble was, we had to come back up which was exhausting on the knees! Jen even went for a little dip in the chilly water while I tried to protect the camera from the constant mist/rain.

On the way up the bush walk, a snake crossed my path…. didn’t manage to get the camera out but googled it and found the sucker below.. A red bellied snake… venomous!!!

Anyway, after we crawled back to the camper we headed to Mission Beach and arrived about 18:00 …. ready for grub and beer…. and kip.

Also, as Australia is in the midst of Lottery Fever, we purchased a ticket for tonight’s record $90 million draw… If we win, we shall be flying home by our Lear Jet.

SD