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Published: November 26th 2008
Ce matin, de retour à la piscine... Il fait VRAIMENT chaud à Cairns. Ensuite, on s’est rendu sur le bord de la plage, à Cairns, où il y a une lagune. Essentiellement, la lagune a le même objectif que les « rock pools », mais cette fois, ça nous protège des méduses dangereuses (box jellyfish et irukandji) qui se retrouvent dans cette région entre octobre et avril. Une piqûre d’une de ces méduses peut être mortelle! Il y a vraiment beaucoup d’espèces dangereuses en Australie!
En après-midi, on est allé à Kuranda - un village dans la forêt tropicale, situé dans les montagnes tout près de Cairns. A Kuranda, on a fait une randonnée dans la jungle. Cette randonnée nous a permis de voir la végétation de la forêt tropicale, ainsi que des dindes sauvages - donc rien d’épeurant!
This morning we were back in the pool. Even at 7am, it is HOT in Cairns! Then, we headed to the beach, or rather the lagoon in downtown Cairns. The lagoon has a similar purpose to the rock pools; however this time they also protect us against dangerous jellyfish (box jellyfish and irukandji) found in these parts between October and April.
Getting stung by one of these jellyfish can be lethal. There are really many dangerous species in Australia!
This afternoon, we went to Kuranda - a village in the tropical rainforest, in the mountains close to Cairns. There we went on a jungle walk, where we saw the rainforest vegetation, as well as wild turkey - nothing too frightful!
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Susan and Herb Pearl
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Looks like fun
Bonjour Jean Michel, Nadine, Gabriel and Alize. Thank you for sending your journal and photos. It looks like you are having a wonderful time. You left just in time. The weather has changed to winter. In your honour, I built the first snowperson of the year......The moist snow was perfect for snowman making. Your house is still standing. The snow removal people came yesterday (very prompt).....I didn't see them, but the laneway is clear. Will check your house carefully today to see how the roof is holding up. Everything is fine....We miss all of you. Savour these moments. What a wonderful experience for all of you. Susan and Herb