the day is here when I’m leaving to the solar-eclipse-festival 🙂
But there’s still a lot to do, so I can’t stay to long in front of the computer..
I guess I won’t have any mobile phone or internet reception there, so don’t be worried if I don’t answer a message!
Have a good time!
Now it’s Wednesday and my week began quite busy! After a lot of trouble with the bank in my hometown, Visa and Western Union, I finally bought Troop yesterday!
But there’s still a lot to do, such as registry, insurance, buy a lot of equipment and sort out the given equipment I won’t need.
Not only were there fishing materials but also mousetraps!
Although I have a lot to do, I took the time for a walk at the Esplanade and it was really relaxing.
Yippie-ay-yeah!!!
See my Troop on Page “Landie”
*amreallyreallyhappynow*
I had not written for a while because I had a strange week and was feeling sick.
But there were some great moments anyway!
We did the Red Arrow Walk in the night, it’s an amazing view! (But I hadn’t had my camera with me..) And how wonderful must it be during the daytime! I’m sure I’ll show you this view before I’m going to leave Cairns.
And today I had a 40-minute massage in the night-market. That was very relaxing. Not to mention the price of 15 bucks!
Yesterday evening we went to Tjapukai and had a great time.
As we missed the welcome drink, the evening started with a magic space cultural Initiation with dance and didgeridoo. After that they guided us to the lakeside where we were part of a fire-making-ceremony. We danced, sang and clapped the rhythm with clapsticks. They’re really fast in making a nice fire without a lighter, just using two wooden sticks! Afterwards, they threw some fire over the lake which inflamed a huge fire-ball explosion!
The four-course buffet dinner was excellent and there was a great performance on the stage in the restaurant. When they asked if somebody remembered the aboriginal name for fire, I was the one who gave the answer (It’s pronounced “birri”). For that they let me come on the stage and I got the opportunity to dance with them and make fire as they showed before. It’s pretty hard! 🙂 And on top of that I’d got a boomerang as a present. Awesome!
The lovely fireplace outside smelled different to the fire at home, maybe because it’s not european wood?
Moreover, the art gallery was impressive, very detailed thought-provoking drawings, much better than the souvenirs in the tourist shops 😉
To add some information to the pictures from yesterday:
I was with Toe-Knee on tour to Cape Tribulation (Tony organises trips for some of Cairns English-schools, his bus has place for 21 people)
We visited Cape Kimberly, crossed the Daintree River and went to Cape Tribulation, where we took a break for lunch and to enjoy the beautiful beach. This very morning a croc was seen there, so i prefered to stay out of the water. Some of the group didn’t care about the warning and went for a swim and I’m very glad there was no croc coming to eat them!
On our way we had the luck to see four Cassowary birds crossing the road!
In the afternoon we took a swim in a beautiful swimming hole in the Rainforest and did a 1-hr-Crocodile & Wildlife-Cruise on the Daintree River where we had seen two crocs and a snake.
It was a wonderful day, thanks to Tony and the whole group. (And thanks Australia for its beauty!)
Moonshadowfreak 