In the jungle

There's nothing like driving through a tropical rain forest and looking out at the crystal clear sea, which is what we did this morning. Except maybe whitewater rafting through deep rain forest gorges, which is what we did yesterday. Oh, and yes, that is a koala in my arms to the left.

A bit of the jungle near Karunda.

The last drop of a waterfall. The whole thing had to be far more than 500 feet down.

Koala mom with her baby at Karunda.

Oh, and if anyone has ever doubted my strength, here's a story. Tour buses in Australia are quite a bit bigger (both longer and taller) that we have in the United States. We had a really nice, modern coach on our tour, but just as we got to our last hotel here in Cairns Saturday night, a blockage developed in the fuel line. So after we unloaded our luggage to the rooms, a few of us guys got behind the bus and pushed it right into its parking space for the night. So yes, I can move a giant tour bus with my bare hands, thank you.