Day 14 - Mission Beach

Well, it's still raining. And sadly there is not much to do here in the rain. I guess it just never rains like this here so poeple don't really have any advice for us.

We spent the morning wandering around the shops in Mission Beach and having a snack at a Cafe. We went back and had a quick swim in the rainforest before lunch and nap time. The pool has a rock waterfall and a large boulder in the middle. Mel was retrieving a toy from under the boulder when she let out a small shriek ! There was a walking stick bug that has to be at least 12" long on the boulder. The coolest bug I have ever seen !! The sort of thing you only ever see in a museum !



I came back into town to do some updating at an internet cafe while Mel and Julia had naps with the kids.

Sadly the weather didn't work out for the skydiving plans ! Raining and overcast. The whole point of skydiving here seems to be that you can see the great barrier reef and beaches and admire it the whole way down....only thing you would see on a day like today is great skies and rain on your googles. It's supposed to clear up tomorrow so maybe they can try it again in the morning as we dont have to catch any ferries or anything tomorrow...Just drive to Port Douglas ( our last stop on this trip ).

I hope the weather gets better too cause I want to do a trip out to the outer reef and do a full day of snorkelling out there !

I'll try and get more pics up in the next day or two. I have lots of pics of the birds and the bush walk !