Who Wouldn't Want to go there?

It's called the Sunshine State, so that is what we were expecting. More sunshine. That's why we decided to have our last week in Australia be a trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Relax by the pool, go to the beach, go snorkeling at the reef. Basically, just soak up a little more sun. What could be better?
We failed to do enough research to find out the place is loaded with crocodiles. You can't get in any lakes or rivers because, as the sign says, "attacks may cause injury or death."
It never stops raining (this is based on our sample of 4 days there).
And if you get in the ocean you are an idiot because you are risking your life. It is box jellyfish season and you are likely to be stung.

So what do people do here?

We spent a day snorkeling and scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. This made our trip to the Sunshine state completely worthwhile. It was amazing! I wish we had a waterproof camera so we could have pictures of the fish, shark, eel, jellyfish, and everything else we saw. Incredible.

Taylor stayed with a babysitter, as it was an all day trip and wouldn't have been very fun for him.

You can vaguely make out the reef in the background of this picture.
Adrian got to eat some crazy looking shrimp.

We also spent a rainy day in the rain forest of Karunda visiting Barron Falls.

Thanks to all the rain, the falls were spectacular.

We also got to see super sized moths. The coin next to the moth is about the size of a nickel.

Despite all of the reasons not to visit, we would go back any day.