Seven o'clock rolled around pretty early today. There was a big day ahead of us and we were ready to take it on, we were headed to Cairns. We had a good breakfast to start the morning off and then was off to the the airport to get on our way. Cairns is located in the tropical North Queensland.
After we arrived in Cairns we looked around the city and then went to the Tjapukai Cultural Centre. Here we explored the Aboriginal culture. The Tjapukai means " People of the Rainforest." We learned how they survived and still do in some parts of Australia. Then they taught us how to throw a boomerang and how to throw a spear. Needless to say it was very eventful. Some of our group members are pretty good at that. Also the Aboriginal culture has very colorful paintings and dances for certain meanings in their culture. They also put on a Didgeridoo demostration that was very entertaining to listen to.
We learned a bunch from their culture and then checked into our hotel for the last two nights of our time in Australia.-Kara
P.S. It is raining here and hopefully does not rain when we go to the Great Barrier Reef tomorrow !
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