We arrived in Cairns ready to meet new people and have a nice relax in cairns after the long day of travelling from bali to singapore and then onto Australia. We settled into a big and famous hostel and were put in a 8 person dorm with three Canadians and a German who had travelled up Australia together. From what we had heard from Cairns we exp...

Our last day in Cairns was a free day so Julian, Rebecca, Randall, Michael, Sketch and I really didn't want to spend a lot of money. After quite a bit of deliberation we decided to get a maxi taxi and go to a place called Crystal Cascades. This place was really cool it is in the Wet Tropics of Queensland. So the whole time we are exploring these...

At last we made it all the way!! Well im trying to think what ive been up too, forgot my diary so cant quite remember what we have been doing. I left you last time driving up the East coast in search of good weather. So thats where i will start. Firstly we met a couple of really nice german (Dont mention the War) girls just above Rockhamptom, an...

We love a tour. For our trip to Cairns we went to the coral cay (that's an island formed by coral reaching the surface) of Green Island. A beautiful tropical paradise. The boat that got us there was a sailing boat called Ocean Free. We've had some experiences on boats with the name "Free" before (see Galapagos) but this was a really good day out...

Hello Croc Fans Gib has asked if he can do this blog, I will be glad of the rest so over to Gib Croc. Hello Gib fans First of all a good blog there croc, really summed up well the feel of the trip. I know to some it may seem like I have just been on an extended holiday, but in truth the trip has been so much more intense than a holiday. Really ...

We'd looked at a few leaflets for day tours from Cairns, and eventually booked on one with Billy Tea Bush Safaris - as it turned out, the same trip as a lass we'd met on Magnetic Island, but who had arrived in Cairns before us. A Spanish ex-pat named Xavier was our driver and guide for the day - it later transpired that it was his first run doin...

Right, well... It's been an interesting week. It's now been 8 days since I've had a decent nights sleep. starting to get used to the stupor but also getting quite heavy. I got that job on Green Island - can't remember if I mentioned it or not in the last entry - but I turned it down. It wasn't live on, so I would be commuting every day, adding a...

After arriving in Cairns in Oz, we headed north to Cape Tribulation. Spent most of the trip trying to work out who was stinking out the rainforest with their shocking BO - but also saw some of this country's scary flora and fauna. This included a stinging plant which feels like glass being ground into your skin, cassowaries (big blue-faced birds...

Mon October 18th - Day 174 The midday courtesy bus dropped us right in the centre of Cairns and following a little world wide webbing we had a wander round. The wind had dropped somewhat and the sun was hot and high. Our Barrier Reef trip is booked for tomorrow when the wind is forecast to be still. Onward travel plans have changed a little. We ...

Hy all, So here i am in Cairns, the end of the line!! sniff. I'm here a bit earlier than planned due to there being bugger all to do on magnetic island. Although we did have fun with the little there was. Had a major trek to get to magnetic island, which meant treking with backpack, rucksac and a massive laundry bag halfway over a town called to...