The road was interesting, twisty, turny, & in places tight.
45minutes up the mountains, West of the ocean & surf, is a very unique rainforrest.
Incredible scenery!!
Always time for a great latte by Anastasia!
At Dancing Waters Cafe in Springbrook.
Surfers Paradise a 36Km strip of beach mainly for surfers because of strong rip tides.
Swimming is allowed in designated areas.
The 36Km strip is made up up of 5 different cities.
It is a section below the Great Barrier Reef. The Barrier Reef starts further up the coast and goes right up to Carins about 500Km.
"Mr. Star Fish"
Jackson, our private pilot.
Lynn and John from Brisbane: Our personal 4x4 tour guides .
Wanted to take these home! Thinking of my dad !!!
Wild dophins....a great experience.
The only rocky part of the island. The lighthouse.
Climbed to the top of the rocks where the lighthouse sits.
Northern point.
Checking out the beach, and then saw turtles, dugongs stingrays, and sharks.
The wrecks from the air. This created a lagoon for boats to sit anchor over night. Great place to snorkel and dive.
Up, up and away in our " FIRST EVER" helicopter ride.
Morten Island is the 3rd. largest "sand" island.
Right hand slope is used as a sand toboggan hill. FUN.
A view of the island looking north.
One of 3 freshwater lakes .........Blue Lagoon.
Each evening the Tangalooma in-shore dolphins eagerly swim up to the beach, adjacent to the well lit jetty, where they are rewarded with fresh fish hand fed to them by our Dolphin Care staff and Resort Guests.
A new dolfin calf arrives today. The dolfin Shadow arrives with a new born baby.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Merry, merry king of the bush is he. Laugh Kookaburra , laugh Kookaburra,. Gay your life must be . Ha Ha Ha.
The Curlew arrives every evening at dusk and hisses at you when you're too close. At 5 AM he is heading for bed. More info on the island: http://www.holidaymagic.com.au/tangalooma.htm
We arrive by Ferry a 1hr ride from the mainland off Brisbane. 
At the end of the jetty is our home for seven days. A great spot to see all that is going on.
Fringed on three sides by Moreton Island National Park, Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort is subtly nestled amongst landscaped gardens and natural bushland.A highlight of any stay at Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort will be the opportunity to interact closely with our native wild life.
The wrecks a great place to snorkel and see abundant fish life.
You learn something everyday....Mahongany trees are grown on Fiji and they export it.
Not many of these left but they are learning to conserve.
The views were outstanding.
We met lots of new friends including Koso.
Our last picture as we head to the airport. Fiji we will be back!
Modern housing for a family of 4.
Plants used for making the "skirts" for Meke.......the entertainment.
Brooms for sale.
Lunch on the road side..... Fresh water crabs.
More flowers......... Not quite Knapp's.
This garden was established by Raymond Burr to house his personal collection of orchids.
One of the hundreds of varieties. Absolutely beautiful.
North of Nadi on a hillside of jungle.
Unique jungle growth.....such a peaceful and quiet hike in the jungle.
Great place to rest beside the lily pond and absorb the beauty.
Spring in Fiji with lots of KIDS
Beautiful water falls. The temperature of the island ranges from 28c to 34c. Perfect.
