Day 3 off the edge

Today we are aboard the Poseidon for an adventure off the edge of
Australia. We venture through the Great Barrier Reef to the edge of
the Continental Shelf. Minki (sp.) whales have been seen in the area
and we hope to be able to swim with them. The captain of the Poseidon
is highly-recommending the taking of sea sick tablets. Must be rough
out there.

Are we there yet?

Yes we are. 11 hours door to door.

One more wait

This should be the last wait... Shuttle but to the hire car place.
Nice to be able to stand for a while and give the kids a run around
before we put them in a car for a couple more hours.

Sunny, hot and wonderful

We've landed! Coming out of the plane we bump into Andrew. We always
seem to see each other hundreds of miles away from where we live. He's
headed back to the cold and wet whereas we are headed for a relaxing
holiday. Now where do we pick up the bags again...

Foggy at the airport

After an efficient transfer to the airport we are faced with a
mounting list of delayed flights. Including ours! News of the day:
brent's basketball team are through to the finals after a nail-biting
game last night (36-33). Julia Gillard is challenging Kevin07 for The
Lodge, and the Socceroos won this morning (2-1). Gotta love life.

Ready, set, GO!

Early start and we're waiting for the shuttle bus. We're getting very
good at this.