Arrived in Cairns Australia 3:30 PM yesterday afternoon after a short flight from Darwin — 6:30 hrs. Met by our dear friend Norty Gill, who I met in 1986. Norty was a charter pilot for many years and has a beautiful home on the Coral Sea. Zvi and I are guests of Norty and his wonderful wife Meg. We will be here for four nights.
Today, Norty spent the whole day with us driving up to Port Douglas — about a 30 mile drive, with numerous stops along the way. Since they know I like avocado toast, they satisfied my gastronomical needs and made a successful breakfast of avocado toast for me.
We are enjoying the journey and still trying to promote donations to Alzheimer’s disease.
Zvi has not been to Australia before, so Norty suggested that we get to the Great Barrier Reef and try to do some snorkeling tomorrow. The outer reef is about 26 miles from shore. We of course agreed.
You are absolutely amazing!!!
Finally… some well deserved down time… and what a gorgeous place to rest!! Rob and I honeymooned there, named our daughter Sydney, and did a trip re-do a few years ago with Sydney so she could see her namesake. Rest well guys!!
It was great to see Ed and Zvi get a well-deserved few days rest with some good friends in Cairns, Australia this week. Our airmen have three long legs , and one short one left before the homestretch over the American continent in early November. Cairns does look beautiful in the pictures… it’s a growing and thriving community the northern portion of Queensland Australia. It’s proximity to the Coral Sea has made it destination of some very strong and violent typhoons over the past 100 years. Otherwise, the weather is tropically beautiful!
Cairns was officially founded in 1876, named after the state governor of the day Sir William Wellington Carnes . The city’s growth over the next 150 years brings it to the modern coastal city than it is today. Cairns is the home port for explorers of one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Although our Flyers will see the Great Barrier Reef from the air at between 7 000 and 10,000 feet, I’m sure it is a sight for a lifetime! The reef is the world’s largest living coral reef that can actually be seen from space. The reef contains an abundance of marine life, and it comprises over 3000 individual reef systems and coral caves. This makes for hundreds of picturesque tropical islands and some of the world’s most beautiful sun scoped and golden beaches.
Of course, with the abundance of beauty and new memories that they’ll encounter now on their next flight legs, we are reminded of their mission to raise awareness and donations for Alzheimer’s and hopefully get a little closer to finding a cure for this terrible disease.
The donation total keeps rising, so tell your family to check into this site for updates and send along their best wishes and any comments or questions they may have…
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