With much sadness, we left Woodleigh this morning. Kate and Peter and their family were wonderful hosts, and we got to experience a great deal of station life.
Back on the bus, we saw some terrific scenery on our way down the mountain. It seemed like at every turn there was another breath-taking sight to see. I noticed that many of the fields had a clay-like composition again. We passed field upon field of sugar cane, much of it with white tassels. We also saw many banana fields and lots of palm trees. The closer we got to Cairns, the more lush it became.
We had a special treat when we got to the Cairns Center mall to eat lunch. The high school delegation from Columbus was there! We were able to meet up with our area delegation leader, and John was able to meet up with his sister, who is traveling with that delegation! It was a great surprise to see people from home.
After a bit of shopping we checked into our hotel. It’s hard to believe this will be the last one we’ll be checking into this trip. We now can take out the extra luggage bag, and some are very thankful for that!
At dinner tonight, many of the delegates decided to try something new and exotic: kangaroo. It was cooked to perfection, and was very moist and flavorful. It was similar to beef in texture, but had an entirely different taste. Some tried the barramundi, a fish we learned about at Underwater World. We all had Pavlova for dessert.
We learned that we just missed a huge contingent of Marines in Cairns. Apparently they were here over the 4th and they even had a fireworks display for them.
Tomorrow we’re headed to the Barrier Reef.
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