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Our family of four (kids age 21 & 18) will be spending 19 days in Australia in June. Our final tough decision is where to spend our Great Barrier Reef time -- Cairns or Airlie Beach area? We are looking at 4 nights in one or the other. We are reasonably...
Started by CindyMac on
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Cairns offers plenty of options GBR trips for diving and/or snorkeling....
In Cairns there is alot to do nearby, Kuranda, a drive up to Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation...very good for hiking, and also there is Hartleys (the croc center).
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Perfect weather in Cairns for 8 months straight with only a day or two of rain. A short but big thunderstorm came over this afternoon and set the scene for the wet season just as 3000 tourists arrived on this big ship, Welcome to Cairns, Its only liquid...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at seabreeze):
sail south for the wet but couldnt be bothered this year, Trinity inlet is a good cyclone bolt hole while sailing is my favorite shot, there is footage of me climbing the front face of Lizard with my it all together in a 10 minute video....
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Hello!
I'll be diving in the Great Barrier Reef for 4 days and after that I have 3 days before flying to New Zealand (I don't have the flight yet so I can fly there from Cairns or Proserpine).
I'd like to go to Cape Tribulation, Daintree Rainforest and...
Started by martatv80 on
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There from Cairns on the dates I will be there (approx Feb, 28).Take a flight is not a problem, but in that date there is only one flight from Cairns to Proserpine (this is the nearest airport to Whitsundays, isn't it?) but it's a 17 hours....
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Hi all. We plan on doing a day trip from Cairns to have a look at the GBR and maybe do some snorkelling. We're middle aged so don't need anything more adventurous than that. Can anyone recommend a good company to go with. (I hope this question hasn't ...
Started by pelnjules on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at lonelyplanet):
When....
Just Google Cairns GBR snorkelling and you have a few but experience value is not.
Even some sailing possible and they go to closer reefs/islands, snorkelling still great and also off numbers and it can be far more relaxing a day.
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Hi All,
Just joined this site this morning. Have recently bought my first yacht which is hugely exciting and am about to collect her in Cairns NQ, and sail her down the coast(I know, into the trade winds), to Noosa. Would be good to hear from any other...
Started by Gemini369 on
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The trailer will stay in Cairns but no matter where I am I can get to cairns and back with....
Of day sailing and preferably an overnighter or two out of Cairns to get the feel of your new boat the Lucas book plus a few others.
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OCT 15th - THE UNDERGROUND @ KENNEDYS, WESTLAND ROW, DUBLIN 2
BRIAN CAIRNS
JEFF WALTERS
BARRY GREAVES
Doors 10.30pm
ADM - 8e
BRIAN CAIRNS JUNE MIX 2010
http://soundcloud.com/briancairns/brian-cairns-diminished-responsibility BRING AARON BACK
we miss him...
Started by Bun on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at clubeire):
Website Top Re: BRIAN CAIRNS....
Website Top Re: BRIAN CAIRNS/JEFF WALTERS/BARRY GREAVES @ KENNEDYS OCT 1 by Aaron » Mon Oct 11.
Music)
Niall Dunne (Deep Into The Bowels Of House)
Aaron Nolan
Setting sail at 3.30am til 8am Gigs-Trance.
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I'm going to Sydney for about a month in Feb/March, but I'd like to get a dive certificate and learn how to surf.
My rough plan is to stay with friends in Sydney for about 10 days and then leave for about 10-14 days and then finish off in Sydney before...
Started by KajLinn on
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I dont have.
Alternativly sailing trips offer introductory dives which you do not need to be certified to do.
To the Whitsundays and join a 3 day sailing adventure out to the GBR for some diving.
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Port Hinchinbrook marina had around 250 marina berths, with floating pontoons sliding up and down pylons with the tide. Postcard-pretty part of the world.
Just how much of the pylons were above high tide I'm not sure, but when Category 5 cyclone Yasi ...
Started by Brian@BNE on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at boatdesign):
The vessel, a small sailing yacht, was damaged despite being tended right through the cyclone.
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On Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:28:23 +1000, "John Ward" <jrmward@tpg.com.au
Hi All,
http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww130/jrmward/?action=view¤t=Duyfken1.jpg
It came down from Cairns, for a couple of months, as usual, to avoid the
cyclones up...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
The famous phrase by sailing
commentator Peter Montgomery, "The America's Cup is now New Zealand's
cup.
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Wehat are your thoughts on the following yachts currently for sale.. http://www.boatpoint.com.au/boats-for-sale/boatdetails.aspx?R=12132795 and http://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/adams-31/106651
Started by redwitch on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at seabreeze):
Can't tell from a photo? With an asking price of $30,000 I... .
Any more info on the roberts? Does this mean you are selling and a capacity to acrry more weight, the Adams will be a hum dinger to sail.
And from cairns it might well have one.
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