wet tropics cairns

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aug 8 cairns. that dark place on sunny day where green mountains and boat yard blustery winds meet at 5:05. beer waiting for barby. gaia give me strength. still no spruiking. inspiration gone. read 'australian', chanted mantra, swam, and sought stillness in my soul.
aug 9 last night olympic opening awesome cairns casino big screen. they've got the numbers and the hi tech. today another day of windy wet tropics. red-kneed dotteral? $5 lunch and attempt at spruik. 4:30 esplanade, pelicans, gulls and terns. port authority dingy man on bow plucking mangrove saplings to keep mudflats clear. fleet returns from reef. flase cape smolders from brush clearout. esplanade boardwalkers pass me by.
aug 10 early with john and shane to eubanangee swamp. shining flycatcher, he black, she brown, white and black. red comb-crested jacana and many others. crocodiles!!! one very large in beautiful wetland. finally found out black-necked stork is the jabiru.

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