G"day folks, at last I have managed to get back on the internet at Graham & Kays in North Victoria. At our last destinations I have attempted to post a blog but have been let down by equipment mal function. The last few days have been spent in Queensland on the tropical coast just north of Cairns. From there we had a fntastic day snorkeling on The Great Barrier Reef. We needed a bit of intense training in the morning but in the afternoon we were released onto the edge of the reef drifting with the tide amongst the fishes & coral.A memorable experience. Yesterday we went to the tropical rainforest by the scenic railway a bit like the severn railway but the track blasted thro rainforest and many vast gorges. Our return journey was by a cablecar across the forest canopy for approx 5 miles. This morning was hot & humid as the tropical summer starts & the wet season is upon them.This is in direct contrast to the bottom 2/3 of Australia which is suffering from 4 years drought. All are on water restrictions and all the stock is foraging on brown scrub. Farmers are destroying their livestock to be able to copewith shortage of foodstuff.Kay & Graham look well if a little older from the last time we saw them,I expect we look older too !! running out of space Love Stan & Hil.