Cairns, Australia
Cairns, Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Biggest bats we have ever seen. They must have been at least three feet long. It was spectacular when they flew off at dusk.
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Glass (plastic?) bottom boats
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
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Great Barrier Reef
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Great Barrier Reef
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Great Barrier Reef
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Coral was already being bleached due to climate change.
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Didgeridoo demonstration
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Craig throwing a boomerang
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Us with performers
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Don't try this at home
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Suzie holding a koala
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
A kangaroo accustomed to people. However, it had a lot of fleas.
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure
It doesn't look like the Warner Brothers Tasmanian Devil.
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Harbor
Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge in the background
Sydney Harbor
Tour Group photo
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
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Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
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Sydney Zoo
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Zoo
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Sydney Zoo
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Zoo
Best way to see a crocodile close up
Sydney Zoo
Downtown Sydney
Sydney Zoo
Duck Billed Platypus
Sydney Zoo
Downtown Sydney
Sydney Zoo
Dugong
Downtown Sydney
Downtown Sydney
Downtown Sydney
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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New Cathedral
New Cathedral
Christchurch is in the background
New Cathedral
New Cathedral
New Cathedral
The Church of New Zealand cathedral was badly destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. What to do with the cathedral was unresolved during our visit. However, in 2025 a decision was made to rebuild the cathedral. The New Cathedral is the temporary cathedral.
Avon River
New Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral
World Trade Center steel is on the Avon as a tribute to the firefighters who died on 9/11.
Christ Church Cathedral
International Antarctic Centre
Christ Church Cathedral
As it was in 2017. It is expected to reopen in 2030.
International Antarctic Centre
International Antarctic Centre
International Antarctic Centre
Blue penguins at the center (US spelling). This is a cross the street from the United States Antarctic Program. The center has educational exhibits and experiences of the Antarctic including being in a room at a -46 degrees.
International Antarctic Centre
International Antarctic Centre
International Antarctic Centre
The highlight was the rough ride in a Hägglund, a vehicle used in Antarctica.