Cairns (4jan-6th jan) & Goldcoast (6th jan-10th jan)

on our way to cairns at Melbourne domestic airport

~~Rustys Markets~~

Opening Hours:Fri 5am - 6pm Sat 6am - 3pm Sun 6am - 2pm
similar to Preston ...nothing really special ..can give it a miss if u r going cairns

~~the Reef Casino ~~
din go in cos they required us to pay to our bags in lockers
so irritating ..

i hope i had all these chips....hee ~~ :)
our backpackers inn
before we set out on our snorkeling trip ~~

all set to go at Marlin jetty :)
to the great barrier reef ~~

before the start of the briefing
all my snorkeling equipment is ready
haha..

off we go
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cant take bring along camera but we bought a film-camera tat can be used underwater :)

Beautiful Underwaterworld


"lunch time"
hungry lol...
BBQ with cold meat and salad :):)

but poor mel cant eat cos he is feeling sea sick

after lunch the cruise set off to the next reef ..
i went alone cos mel is still feeling sick

so he is my photographer....haha
my "worm" to provide some buoyancy when i am snorkeling
its definitely easier with tat ~~

look at those fishes...they are so colourful and friendly ...but i din manage to see any nemo or turtles
they look like they r kissing..haha

on our way back

flying off to Goldcoast~:>
virgin blue is not too bad as a domestic flight
Movie world ...

batman :)
its is super fun. its launch 60m vertically through 4.5Gs, as it plummet back to earth in -G descent.. it drops all the way down from the top...
Superman escape

roller coaster 0-100km/hr in just 2s

really trilling~~

Scooby - Doo spooky coaster (indoor)

the longest queue ever..(waited 45 min)

but its the nicest cos its indoor coaster with aircon..

Imax shrek movie ..nice too..
Batman & Cat woman

~~All star parade ~~

featuring

daffy the duck

tweety & who ?

bugs bunny & all Looney tunes character

Scooby-Doo & gang
Shrek
Batman

in conclusion, movie world is definitely the place to visit if u go gold coast...

we also went to the police academy stunt show...

thumbs up for all the stuff...

dinner at The Captain table :>

full seafood platter

mud crab, oysters, bugs, calamari, fish and chips, grilled scallops, prawns, fruits
i love this the most...yummy...
~~Dream World~~
SpongeBob SquarePants
kids world

at australian wildlife experience

newly born baby koala

goldcoast is one of the few parts in australia tat allows visitors to touch koalas.

touching koala is not allowed in victoria .

mel is kept captive by me ...wohoohoo

oh no....

sat some of the trilling rides also but i still prefer movie world. dream world is too kiddy for me ..haha...but no regrets la..
went surfing the last day at 1pm

risk cos flight is at 6pm

although its only 2 hrs course

no pics yet

(awaiting them to send us the cd rom)

but i still prefer snorkelling..surfing is too tough cos have to combat the wave and balance on the slippery surf board

but still fun.. :)

bus ride to airport

on the plane ...playing DS lite

reached melb ard 1050pm....

tired but overall is fun except the hot weather...

but still cooler than melb ...