On Saturday the 14th I got the bus at 8:10am, but I did not get to Palm cove until an hour later. It was then that I realised that there were two buses going to Palm Cove. I worked with Charlie (Korean guy) on linen. It was nice to do an easier job then power hosing. But I had to run around the hotel allot. I eventually got home after waiting fo...

One week in Cairns of not so fun job hunting.... Money bites! If only it actually did grow on trees instead of hiding in the very few jobs available in Cairns. You know it's bad when you see several people walking around the city with resumes in their hands each and every day. Needless to say, I have been a little more than un-motivated over the...

Organised a 4x4 self drive trip to Fraser Island. I backed out of driving as the insurance excess for any damage to the truck was ridiculous. Met some new friends and had a good time setting up camp each night and cooking food (well I think it was food)!! Met the infamous fraser island sand flies too....little buggers. All was going well with t...

we got on our flight from Perth via Brisbane to cairns. all worked out well - virgin blue are very good value! Laura had booked us in at a hostel that sent a mini bus to pick us up from the airport. we spent the day exploring the town centre. there was no beach in cairns as they only have mud plains - but to compensate there was a local communit...

We completed our PADI course so we are now qualified divers. We had our 2 days in the classroom and the pool and then went onto the boat for a couple of days. We actually had gorgeous weather on the boat which made a nice change from the last 2 weeks of solid rain. We completed our 4 training dives and then we had an extra 2 fun dives. It was gr...

Just a quick update, I'll post a full one when I get back to the Gold Coast later. We've had an action-packed stay in Cairns :) Thursday 25th January Tour to the Atherton Tablelands - a plateau in the hinterlands full of tropical rainforest and waterfalls. Friday 26th January Diving on the Great Barrier Reef in the name of the MHMF - three dives...

The night we arrived into Cairns, we headed out to the Woolshed for a cheap meal and a few drinks to bid farewell to Pistol Pete. After much descussion, debating and frustration, we decided to spend a few days in Cairns touring around and then fly to Alice Springs. We visited the Cairns Tropical Zoo and toured around the shops and little stands ...

So we arrived in Cairns on the 29th after a half five get up and a 3 hour flight to be greeted by some very hot weather up in the 90s. We got a taxi to the hostel and checked in, the hostel is basic but clean and the owner is very friendly and helpful. We wandered into town to get some lunch and had a short wander round we then spent the afterno...