Barrier Reef - Bridie

We went on a big boat to Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef. We got off the boat and went to a shop that let us borrow a snorkel, a mask and some flippers. Then we went swimming and I didn't want to have my snorkel and mask. I swam around with my goggles on instead. We lots of nice fish. There was a whitey, grey one with a yellow stripe on it and a blue part...I think! There were lots of other fishes. When we finished we went on another big boat back to Cairns.

Great Barrier Reef - Clare

On Thursday we went to a 5 star caravan park with 2 jumping pillows, 3 swimming pools and 1 water park. We went to Great Barrier reef to do some snorkelling. I saw a big fish with two noses and Abbey saw a small clam when she went close it closed. Dad took us to the deep. We saw a weird fish that was rainbow. Then we went to the ship and we sat on the top of the ship it was very wobbly and then we went all the way back to Cairns and we drove all the way home.

Birdworld - Abbey

On the 18th of October we went to Birdworld. I had a BIG macaw on my shoulder. It was rather scary. All the birds are in a big aviary which you can walk through. They fly around and land on your shoulder. Clare put food in the rim of her hat and some birds landed on her head. In this picture she looks scared of the birds. She isn't - she's holding her hat up! There were sun conures, Blue-and-gold macaws, a scarlet macaw, rainbow lorikeets and scaly lorys. (look on google images if you do not know what they look like)

Trip to the Tablelands

On Thursday we went to a waterfall called Millaa millaa which means "lots of water" in an aboriginal language. At Milla milla we felt the water spraying us. On Friday we went to lake Eacham where we stayed. At Lake Eacham we saw some baby turkeys trying to get up to the mum turkey in a tree. It was funny when some just got stuck on a lower branch and had to sleep there.We balanced on a log. I learnt to balance on a log but just before we left I fell of but other than that it was fun.We also went to bird world where there are birds soaring and landing on peoples shoulders. I got one on my hat. I saw a huge macaw it bit Abbey's finger but Abbey did not cry. Dad fed a green parrot and it jumped on to Dad's back it was a very cheeky parrot.

My Favourite Pools in Townsville - Abbey

My favourite pools in Townsville and surrounds are: #1. Riverways - Because it is close, free and nice. #2. The pool at Mission Beach Big4 - Because it has a water slide #3. The Strand Water park - Because it is fun #4. The Rock pool at the Strand - Because it is big #5. The Rockslides - because there is a natural waterslide #6. Little Crystal creek - because it is a nice place to swim #7. Alligator creek - Because it is nice #8. Broadwater - It has a strong current to pull you down the river which is fun #9. Alligator nest - it has super deep part

A Birthday on the Beach - Clare

On Saturday it was my birthday. I turned 8. It was fun. We smashed coloured ice and we played tug of war on the beach and my team won every time except one time when the other team cheated. After that we made a marble painting it all scribbly. We got marbles and we put them in a little bottle of paint and then tipped them onto the canvas. We wobbled the canvas around and it made a swirly painting. I did orange, Bridie did yellow and Abbey did purple. I got a tamagotchi and notebook and a blue leotard.

Bugs and Stuff - Bridie

We've been learning about insects. We went on a bug hunt and we spotted lots of bugs. When we came home we found a friendly insect in Mum and Dad's room. The next day we saw a humongous stick insect in the garden where we live. We carried the stick insect around for a while and put it back in the garden. In the morning we found it above the door of our room! We think it wanted to visit us.