2011, a monday
Presidents’ Day, no class! Slept in till 9, yoga, studied for my math test. Watched some ‘No Ordinary Family’ and thought a lot about New Zealand (Christchurch’s second rash of serious earthquakes today).
2010, a sunday
up at 440am to disembark and fly to cairns. had free time in the afternoon so walkeddown the esplanade, got gelato (it’s ungodly hot and humid up here in the tropics) checked out the lagoon (big outdoor public pool and entertainment area) and picked up a few souvenirs. got together with the tour group and went to hartley’s crocodile farm via a highway through the barron river’s flood plain and acres of sugar cane. cruised around the marsh and saw a lot of crocs and saw the up-close feeding of three or four. had yummy canapés and I held an olive python and a baby estuarine crocodile. we saw a croc show and learned more about them then had a great bbq complete with a ton of desserts.