NOV 30, 2004

I'm in Port Douglas and I've just come back from a cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef!!! It was fabulous!!! I swam with the fish. I went out on a short submarine cruise. I suntanned on the deck (and burnt myself a little). I loved it!!!

Tomorrow we are cycling back to Cairns, and then after that I think we are heading out to the tablelands. Sounds flat, but apparently there is quite a climb to get there. After that we'll come back down to the coast and start cycling toward Brisbane. I'll likely take the bus some days because we've got quite a tight schedule and after yesterday's ride from Cape Tribulation to Port Douglas (111 kms), I know I can't do that kind of distance day after day. It tires me out more than I thought it would, and my left knee keeps playing up. Thankfully we shouldn't have too much more climbing for the rest of the trip because it seems that climbing really causes that knee to hurt. Oh well, I'll have some time to rest when I get back there. I doubt I'll touch a bicycle for at least a month!

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