PART 4 CHRISTMAS~NEW YEAR TRIP TO THE COAST

DAY 2 ~

On the beach in Agnes and 1770 ~ After a hot night in the tents we were up early and ready to get out to the beach. We were all a little worried about swimming because there had been some recent warnings about Irukandji Jellyfish in the area (highly poisonous). However, once we got to the beach there were tons of people swimming (and the beach was patroled by lifeguards)....so we decided to go for it!

"Hey Kristin, do I have any white on my face?"

We learned very quickly that it is important to reapply, reapply, reapply sunscreen all day long! The sun here is very strong and you burn very quickly. There are billboards all over that promote good sun sense.

Surfer on Bike ~ The picture speaks for itself but it was really funny taking the picture, hanging out the window about 1 m from the guy without him knowing at all!

View from the point in the Town of 1770 ~ This would have been the land that Captain Cook first came across as he sailed into Australia.

Sundowners on the Beach at Deepwater ~ Here we are enjoying some champagne and crackers and some cooler temperatures in the shade.

The CENTIPEDE ~ I (Kristin) came across this massive thing while I was entering the tent before bed. It was hidden in the fly of the tent and I luckily didn't end up touching it. Charles came over and removed it...thank goodness! He reckons that it would have hurt badly to get bitten by one of these.