Gaelle's adventures





Week 14

Monday 30th March 2009

We went on a little walk, we saw a waterfall and the train passed next to us. Afterwards we went to a lagoon and swam! We are now in Cairns. 

 

Tuesday 31st March 2009

We took a big boat to teh Great Barrier Reef. We did a helicopter flight over the coral reef. It was super! Then we went on a glass bottom boat trip and then we went snorkeling. We saw a giant clam, 1 metre long. I touched a starfish and a sea cucumber in a touch tank!

 

Wednesday 1st April 2009

We went on a walk to the Crystal Cascades then we swam in the river. There were lots of fish. Afterwards we went to another campsite in cairns and spent hours in the pool!

Thursday 2nd April 2009

We gave back teh campervan, it was a bit sad... Afterwards we went to teh airport and flew to Alice Springs. We did a few walks in the East MacDonnell Ranges.

 

Friday 3rd April 2009

We went on lots of desert walks to see gorges, gaps and waterhols. We saw 3 rock wallabies, there was one that had a baby. Afterwards we swam in two waterholes.

   

Saturday 4th April 2009

We went on a walk to see a waterhole. Afterwards we went on another walk, but to get there we had to do proper 4WD. On teh walk we saw Aboriginal rock carvings. Then we saw a crater made by a comet.

   

Sunday 5th April 2009

We went to Kings Canyon on a two hour walk with some climbing. We saw the Garden of Eden, jellfish fossils, a fossilised shell, fossilised ripples and rocks which look like beehives. The walls of the canyon were straight! We then drove Ayers Rock.