Trip to Cairns with family 26-29 August 2006


Waiting to get aboard the plane. (Tsong is reading Harry Potter while Kelly is writing in her diary)

Passengers get aboard the plane.


Ashley in the air.

We see Cairns!


The rental car's licence plate is from Victoria!

First meal in Cairns.


This is where we will be staying.

A room with a view.


Grocery shopping in Woolworths.

Preparing dinner.


Dinner.

Playing on the beach.


Ashley is the first to wake up in the morning.

On the road to Port Douglas.


An angler.

Collecting stones.


Inspecting stone.

Posing for a picture.


Tsong.

Kelly.


and Ashley.

We want to dine in this restaurant.


Restaurant.


Ashley dining.


An old church.

A glimpse inside.


And outside.

A few shots of Port Douglas.


of Court House ...
... Hotel

and of streets...


People bathing in the sun

on the Four Mile Beach.


These two are having fun

in the last ray of the sun.


Another day has come

We are expecting more fun


We are going to Green Island

where there's a lot of sun



It is time for our lunch

These birds snatch chips from Ashley's fingers


Building a sand castle

Taking a ride in the yellow submarine


Ashley on the boat

A group photo with our boat


A view of harbour


Taking a ride in the skyrail cable car

Singing "Happy to you!" ("Happy birthday to you" is Ashley's favourite song)


A walk in the tropical rain forest

The tallest specie of tree in Queensland


Watching tropical rain forest


Watching Water Falls

River with crocodiles


Cable Car is about to stop

Getting off the cable car, we walk into the village


Kuranda Village


Kuranda Railway Station

Taking the train


In the car

We see a water fall outside the train window


Getting off the train, we get on a bus.

Back to airport


Tsong got a Koala.

Ashley got some chips.


Tsong took this photo on the returning airplane.

Back home, Tsong wrote a poem:

My Friend the Witch

Once on my way to school
I met a very kind witch
She wore a coat of wool
And spoke in a very high pitch

She told me a story of when she was young
And when she almost lost her tongue
Then she taught me some potions to make
And showed me one to make bicycles break
Then she taught me how to disappear
And also how to turn into a deer

I said goodbye and went to school
In the morning breeze I felt very cool
Later I used my tricks on the bullies
I want to become a witch but fully.