GREEN ISLAND - CAIRNS

Another early wake up call. This calls for an immediate:



It's too early in the morning like usual. The plan today was to take a boat trip to Green Island. After our coffee session at "The Coffee Club" we start walking towards the Esplanade and the massive pool. We had to walk beyond it to the wharf to catch our boat from there.

I had to race to the ticket office to collect our boat tickets. We only received vouchers last night when we made the booking. Exchanging the vouchers for tickets we started heading to the boat. I spot our boat a mile away:

The minute we enter the boat, panic arises. I realise there is no outdoor sitting. This can't be good news. Last time I caught a boat like this I was hanging for my life. I didn't know if I should pop extra motion sickness tablets or not.

After an hour boat ride I realise there was nothing to fear. It was a smooth calm ride to Green Island. Upon docking we start the long wharf walk to the Island itself via the local beach.

We finally approach the begining of the Island. As you can see Green Island has alot of greenery!

We stroll around to spot the local pool on the island.

With our tour tickets we also get a buffet lunch so we figured we should head over and eat before signing up to anything else. Our lunch for the day:

Sumthing Chinese? With a salad:

Once we finish lunch we figured we needed to burn that off. We start strolling through the bushes....

In the middle of the bush we discover this boat shaped shop. It in fact leads into an animal park inside. You have to buy separate tickets for it.

We figured since we came all this way we should explore inside as well. The first part is like an aquirium:

I spot the wall of fame:

What a massive crocodile!


We soon discover the turtles and were in luck as its turtle feeding time:

Once the turtles were feed, it was time to feed the BIG enormous crocodiles:

One hungry crocodile looking at me!

While another smells food:

A fatty catching the food:

The ranger throwing down food for the crocodiles:

It wasn't long before I found a statue of Cherry:

The ranger brought out a baby crocodile for us to all hold and these lunatic Asians got a bit carried away:

If you thought those Asians were bad you should have seen these lunatics:

and of course these lunatics:

We ended up spending majority of the time inside there. Hence the minute we walked outside my brother decided to pee in the bushes:

The long journey started back to the boat:

We were waiting at the wharf when a boat docked. My mum insisted it was our boat and panicked we would miss it. So we quickly rushed onto the boat. The boat looked different to the one we arrived in.

We left the wharf heading back to Cairns city centre when we realised were on the wrong boat and the correct boat just docked at the wharf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!