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FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST 2003 An early start and the group waved
goodbye to Melbourne and boarded their Qantas flight to Cairns for
the final leg of their Australian tour. Having missed the sunshine
in Melbourne, all were eager to make use of the hotel pool, which
is where the majority of the afternoon was spent. |
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In Cairns, the
group enjoyed their evening meal each evening at the Cock & Bull
Pub where they enjoyed a vast and varied menu each evening for the
duration of their stay in Cairns. Many thanks to Peter and his team
for their warm welcome and fantastic food. |
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SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST
2003 This day saw the group visit the Barrier Reef, which was said by most to be the most memorable day of the tour. The group travelled on Quicksilver 8 out to the Agent Corp outer Reef, where their boat was moored for the day alongside the Quicksilver pontoon. |
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The students were able to enjoy a trip on a semi-submersible vessel where the reef could be enjoyed in the dry, as it could from the viewing platform on the pontoon. |
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The group however understandably
wanted to get closer to the action and spent the majority of the day
snorkelling around the reef at what is an excellent viewing area;
many underwater cameras were purchased to record this fabulous experience.
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buffet BBQ lunch with excellent sea food and with the excellent weather
they enjoyed a brilliant day. |
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During this day the group visited the
tropical rainforest of Northern Queensland. They travelled to Caravonica
from where they caught the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway that takes
its passengers on an amazing experience over the rainforest canopy
enjoying panoramic views of the rainforest and the Cairns tropical
region. Situated 15 minutes North of Cairns this unique rainforest
cableway experience spans 7.5km (currently the worlds longest gondola
cableway) over a World Heritage listed rainforest. |
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The cable car journey is split into three
sections by two boardwalks that allow you to listen to educational
talks about the rainforest by local experienced rangers, enjoy spectacular
views of Barron Falls and learn more about the rainforest in the Interpretation
Centre. |
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Upon arrival in Kurranda, the group enjoyed
free time for sightseeing and shopping in the picturesque village
where attractions such as the wildlife park and the aboriginal street
entertainers proved to be popular. |
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| MONDAY 11TH AUGUST 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The group enjoyed a free morning
and early afternoon to explore Cairns and to relax around the new
lagoon located at the top of the Esplanade and to look around the
Cairns shopping area. |
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Late afternoon saw the final
fixtures of their tour:
16.00 HOURS – CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL Hockey 1 V Cairns Hockey Association 4 Chew Valley Scorer – Helen Chard |
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The fixture was played on the excellent
facilities at the Cairns Hockey Astro Turf and after a hard fought
match, the teaching staff reflected that it was the best performance
by a Chew valley School Hockey team they had witnessed, both teams
enjoyed a presentation and a traditional ‘Ausie BBQ' before
returning to their accommodation. |
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| The Rugby players
also enjoyed their final fixture at nearby St Augustine's School:
16.30 HOURS – CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL RUGBY 29 V St Augustines School 20 Chew Valley Scorers – Tries: Greg Dando (2) Cons:
Stuart Tovey (1) |
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| TUESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2003 |
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This was a free day where the group enjoyed
a pre-arranged activity to Fitzroy Island, which was a short boat
trip from Cairns Harbour. Upon Arrival in Fitzroy, the group was split
into two sections, half enjoying a climb to the islands summit with
the other half enjoyed sea kayaking along the island's coastline.
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All enjoyed a fantastic day and catching
glimpses of giant manta rays amongst other sea life proved an exciting
day for all.
The day was topped off during their return journey to Cairns when a hump back whale swam right up to the boat. |
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| WEDNESDAY 13TH AUGUST 2003
The group said goodbye to Australia on this day and began their return to the UK. All was not quite over however as they still had 24 hours in Singapore to look forward to.
As the group did not have an abundance of time in Singapore, it was decided to pre-book a City tour, which took in the city sights such as the Indian and Malay quarters, the world famous Raffles Hotel the National Botanical Gardens and the statue of the ‘Merlion', which is said to be Singapore's guardian. The group enjoyed their final meal in Melbourne at the Harbour
View in Lindsey's company where he kindly held a presentation evening
for the group to commemorate their time in Melbourne. All had an
enjoyable evening. |
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After a day's sightseeing, the group enjoyed a traditional evening meal at their hotel before transferring to the airport for their return flight to London to end a fascinating enjoyable tour. |
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