Culture and Boomerangs

May 30th 2012

Sydney to Cairns

           This morning I woke up in the most comfortable bed we've had on the trip so far. Packed up the luggage and had breakfast at the hotel. Then we caught a bus shuttle to the airport for our flight to Cairns. As I'm typing this first little bit, we are hitting some lovely turbulence.

           Once we got to Cairns we went to Tjapukai Culture Center. We got to watch a skit of the Aboriginal people. Then we watched them do a dancing demonstration. I got to throw a boomerang and a spear! Wasn't too shabby for trying the first time. They also showed us how they make fires and what tools they use to hunt and do every day things. Lastly we got to listen to a didgeridoo demonstration. I thought that was pretty cool. We then checked in to our rooms and headed to a good fish grill. I had the mussels of course!

Elizabeth