The Great Barrier Reef - Day 1

Tyson and I just returned from an AMAZING trip to tropical North Queensland.  Just as all of our other adventures around Australia, this one definitely did not disappoint.  We flew into Cairns and then drove up the coast about an hour and a half and stayed in the most precious little town of Port Douglas.  This gave us the perfect "base" to explore the rainforest AND the outer part of the Great Barrier Reef!  North Queensland has such a different landscape compared to Perth.  It's covered in lush green mountains that scoop right down to the ocean.  It truly is where the rainforest meets the reef, and was most definitely filled with fun and exciting sights for us to see!  These pictures are from our first day there - I took most of them as we were driving from the airport to our hotel in Port Douglas because I was so in love with the green mountains.  We spent the first day exploring around Port Douglas - it has some wonderful lookout points that allow you to see their famous "4 mile beach" with the mountains in the background.  The beaches in North Queensland aren't nearly as pretty as the ones in Perth...but the scenery surrounding them is spectacular.