Saturday, June 18, 2022

Free Day! - Day 18 (06/18/22)

Today we went to Fitzroy island. We woke up really early at 7:45 because we had to be on the boat at 8:30 and we walked to the marina. The boat we took also took some people snorkeling so we were just one of the stops. The boat ride there was very bumpy and they told us that it would be. Today was our first free day in Cairns and our last free day in Australia. As a group we started the day by walking over to the ferry terminal and hopped onto the ferry to Fitzroy Island. 

The ferry was a smooth ride and was 45 minutes long. When we got to the island the group all split up. Preston, Eli, Sam and Gray went paddle boarding. Jack, Cami, Jules and Morgen went on a hike towards the lighthouse. And the two of us went to get food at drinks at the cafe on the island. 


Around 11:30 the whole group met at the cafe and all got lunch together. After lunch we made our way over to the beach. We took the 45 minute hike to Nudey beach where we went in the water, tanned, napped and went on a walk to find shells and other things that washed up from the ocean. On this walk we also found very cool pieces of coral.


We took a long walk back through the trees in order to go to the boat and we waited around 20 minutes for the boat, and I am personally afraid of snakes so I was scared that a snake was going to appear because thats what happened when we stood in that area when we first got on the island, so I made everyone crowd around in a circle to protect me. We got on the boat and had a smooth ride back to the marina, then walked back to the hotel.


We all showered and then got ready for our last dinner together. We went to a pizza place and we got different types of pizza and we all shared and reflected on the trip while sharing our favorite memories and laughing at our new inside jokes. 

After dinner we walked to the water and took photos together as a group as a final goodbye. Professor and his wife walked away from us and everyone watched them walk into the sunset, as it symbolized that the trip was over. We walked around a little more and said our final goodbyes to each other and told each other how happy we were that we met each other on this trip, and how much fun we had together. Then we all went back to our rooms and did the last minute packing, then went to sleep because we all had early flights to catch.


-Sarah P. and Marni N.

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