Last Day in Port Douglas

Our final day in Port Douglas is drawing to a close, a wet one for sure. They don't call it the rainy season for nothing. The day after the wedding we went out to the Great Barrier Reef with Haba. It was a great trip, I got in three dives, something I will always remember. The visibility wasn't as great as I hoped, about 60 feet, the water was warm, no current..............but the colors of the coral are breathtaking.





I saw a huge Coral Trout, lots of big clams, lots of Clown Fish, Nemo is alive and well in Australia, a big turtle, lots of small fish, etc............ I had a great dive buddy, Louise from Holland, a very good young diver. Our deepest dive was 67 feet with the other two being shallower, but we did get in three and had a tasty lunch. Dale snorkeled will I was "Down Under"
The next morning we joined two other honeymoon couples for a all day trip to the Daintree Rainforest. We had morning tea on the beach, kayaked, swam in a beautiful pond with No Crocs, had a very good lunch in the rainforest, then took an hour hike with our guide in the rainforest. We boarded a boat and ended the day looking for Crocs, we only found three.
Today we went to the market in the square at Port Douglas, lots of local crafts, fruits and veggies. We returned to our studio to enjoy lunch on the porch then headed out to meet our photographer, Steve and his wife to get our wedding photos.
We drove up to Mossman Gorge, took a walk along the gorge in a gentle rain. Tonight we had dinner at the local Yacht Club at the marina while a heavy rain came down.
We leave Port Douglas in the morning and fly to Melbourne, for our last few days in Australia before heading out to New Zealand and the Kiwis.
Australia is so beautiful and the people are so warm and friendly. Our resort "The Pink Flamingo" has been everything and more, a great place for a honeymoon. We have made lots of new friends and invited so of them to come to Texas. I already know I will want to return to this beautiful country.