Coral Tree Inn Cairns

... tropical which lots of bright green palms! There is also an awesome pool with sand at one end and swim up bar! NEAT! I walked through town a bit, grabbed a subway (i know i know we have those at home) but I was hungry and wanted something I know I would like.  I went to the simple grocery store to grab some snacks and breakfast stuff.  There are tons of really loud and unique birds.  I think they might be parrots ...

... and smelled like ocean water, I convinced Colin to walk around Cairns for a little bit since we would not have any time in the morning. Our short stroll included a trip to the infamous Night Market and saw the outdoor swimming lagoon. Cairns is quite a touristy place. I am glad that we did not stay in Cairns proper. The atmosphere in Port Douglas was absolutely perfect for a relaxing vacation. Definitely a great way to start our vacation.<br>

When i work up i went to have breaky i had COCO POPS.<br><br>then we went to the beach ot was so hot i didn't won't to go the deep in to the water becasue i hate the water so i get stared safe on the sand then we went to the pool for a swim to get the sand<br><br>then we plane what do to tomrro shoud we do go ...

... lying around in swimsuits trying to get a good tan. I got a bit of a tan and never once had to lie near the lagoon! Admittedly, I didn't get a good tan. I wore a V-neck tank top a couple days and got a particular V-neck tan line. (I was amazed at the possibility of a tan line!) So then in order to try to fix the tan line and make it seem more even I wore a different kind of tank top for the next days after that. Well ...

... swimmer but i saw a turtle and some colourful fishes. turtle was well cool. Then we sailed to whitehaven beach which was really good, sand is like flour its so powdery. we walked around and took some good photos. The boat used to be a racer so when its goin at its best it sails on her side so the boat tips and u think u r gonna slide down the boat into the sea. I got bitten all over with bed bugs the first night, ...worse than the flat in bondi! also coz im allergic they came ...

... t matter!! I left Mission Beach on Saturday afternoon to go to Cairns. On the way we stopped at a crocodile farm which was really good fun! We got to feed kangeroos, see cassowaries, pat dingos, hold baby crocs and watch feeding time for the big crocs!! Some of the group got crocodile pies so i tried a bit! It was like slimey chicken!! In Cairns we've been so amazed at how little we've needed to spend, it's definitely the ...

... with Box Jelly fish, Sharks and Salt water Croc's, A boy was taken by a croc only a few weeks ago a couple of miles from where we are now). The hostel we are staying at is excellent with a nice pool and 2 big kitchens, it is so nice being able to prepare your own meals again rather than having to eat out for every meal of every day as you have to in Asia. We have seen hundreds of enormous bats here, they hang from the trees all around the city and stand at ...

... to compensate. That was where the siteseeing ended, having not slept in two days, we had an early night. We had planned to leave Cairns the next day, but were unable to get a free shuttle bus up to Port Douglas (some of the hostels in PD run a free shuttle between the two towns), so we went for a great Mexican lunch and did some shopping. I got a new pair of sunnies having sat on the old pair my sister gave me ...

... views from the hillside, but the toil required to walk the steep rises and descents at a reasonable clip still made it a very rewarding trek. The only real downside was walking through the tropical vegetation without being able to hear the sounds of any of the birdlife due to the noise of some other big birds nearby &#8211; the constant rumblings of jet engines as planes took off and landed from Cairns Airport directly below. <br><br><br><br ...