I had a few days to wait so I decided to explore some of Queensland's other natural wonders. I boarded the Terri-Too , in Cairns, for an Everglades Cruise and Crocodile Farm tour. The skipper stopped next to a salt-water crocodile and everyone crowded onto the bow, camera in hand. We saw kingfishers, herons, ospreys, egrets. To me, the most striking feature of the city of Cairns is the variety of birds.
Cairns offers endless excursions for tourists.
Eighteen divers boarded Nimrod on Tuesday evening. We would live together and dive together until we flew back to Cairns from Lizard Island on Saturday. The weather was calm enough that no one got sea sick. The Nimrod's interior is beautiful mahogany. Usually, when diving the GBR, you can only swim to the right or left, so it's highly unlikely you'll lose your way.