Finally we move on to the Wet Tropics section of this trip. Again, I will apologize for being delayed in posting as it's definitely not how I prefer to write. 

When we departed from the live-aboard, our itinerary was instantly filled with rainforest. Rainforest and more rainforest. Unfortunately for many of our photos, we are in the dry season of Australia and unexpectedly, one of the worst in years. That means a lot of brush fire. Coupled with the outrageous dust storm that hit Sydney when we were diving, let's just say that many photos were not as bright as anticipated.

This little guy, being held by one of our local wildlife/terrain experts, Martin, is not what looks like a salamander, but a lizard. In fact, Australia doesn't have salamanders, which I took as a major bummer. It's ok though, because this little guy is awesome. He's a tiny bit iridescent! Like our shower curtain in NYC!