Note: Cairns is pronounced "cans." People get very upset if you pronounce it as it is spelt "Karens"

Our visit to Cairns was terrific. There was the great barrier reef and Daintree rainforest very closeby. It was amazing just how humid it was in November when we were there. For a Canadian, the heat and humidity were something that are only matched by a hot Toronto summer. But this was pleasant!

There was about a billion cane toads that came out at night and ran everywhere. They are a real problem to the farmers in Cairns. A lot of the farming that takes place in Cairns is sugar cane.

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The sunset was like this every night we were there. All I can say about that is "Wow!"

We rented a jeep one day and took a drive through the Atherton Tablelands. On our way through we saw such things as the Curtain Fig Tree, Cathedral Fig Tree, and an endless number of termite mounds. Back home, termites are nothing special. But just look at the monstrous creations the termites make here. Yes, this is one termite mound. As well, everywhere you looked there were termite mounds. Compared to the termite mounds in Darwin, these were small ones.

We took a visit to Hartley Creek Crocodile farm just north of Cairns. Here are some fresh water crocodiles. They are only about 5 feet long. This nice young lady seems to have wandered down the wrong path.

Actually she worked for the park, told us all about these crocs. In the bucket she was carrying was chicken heads. Yummy! The fresh water crocs aren't the ones you have to worry about (only about 2 metres long at most)

This is a salt water crocodile. They can grow up to 9m long (27 feet). Yes, that's right. Don't let any Americans give you a story about a big 'gator, since these crocs are huge. This guy floats along like a loag with his eyes raised ever so slightly out of the water.