Quality Sheridan Plaza Cairns

... outback...as well as the remnants of this bloody Dust storm from Sydney which has been annoying......drank some mango wine (strange concept but if its alcohol I'll drink it at the mo!), saw a few bush fires then decided to speed up to get the hll out of there (Jo was driving at the time so we didnt speed up too much!!)...the Tablelands (as they are called) was a nice change from constant beach sights and was also a tad cooler which was nice as ...

... the rock (the so called 'sunset circus'). As we were the first bus to arrive, Ivo set up his tripod and camera straight away positioned at the best spot. That must have been quite annoying for other people (he would hate someone else to do that right before his nose) but we were willing to face some criticism from fellow-tourists to get our readers only the best possible shots ... Always going the extra mile .. ;)

The day after the trip we spent checking out the ...

... beide keinen Schlaf mehrt finden konnten entschlossen wir und unseren Campervan abzuholen. Nun begann der Spass erst, denn zusaetzlich zur Muedigkeit kam die Tatsache dass die "daemlichen" Australier auch noch auf der falschen Strassenseite fahren. Folgende Probleme ergaben sich aus der Tatsache, dass wir auf einmal auf der linken Seite fahren mussten: Wir verwechselt andauernd den Blikner mit den Scheibenwischern, suchten sowohl Gurt ...

Before leaving Ravenshoe we stopped at the train museum which was shut but the kids got to pretend ride on some trains which they enjoyed. Then headed to Atherton along very hilly and windy roads - not so fun with the caravan and at times we struggled but managed to make it over the hills. We found out that Ravenshoe states they are the highest town in Qld - no wonder there are so many hills! Was amazing seeing cows standing and climbing ...

... in sunny Cairns. The first day was a bit of a right off as I slept from 2 pm until 5 am the next day, but that allowed me to set off on an early morning beach walk with the sunrise. Tarrah's place it a small two bedroom place that sits right off from the beach which is amazing so I was able to hope over the fence and get right on the beach. I have a few pictures from that morning. After this me and Kent launched the ...

... and "Marley & Me.? One was a star-free feel-good story of overcoming struggles that won eight Oscars, including best film. The other was a star-heavy feel-good story about a dog and a couple that won a lot of money. "Slumdog,?which also dominated the Golden Globes and most of the other film awards this year, is loosely based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup. It is about a guy who winds up winning big on ...

... over talking to me and asking to look at my tattoos, which I obliged. He then invited me to join him and his mates for a drink. I will give you the run down.... Dreadlock Dave (not his real name but I didn't catch it)...he's been travelling the world for the past 9 years, and looks like his hair has things living in it. Fat Freddy - (again not his name) who was a fat and loud ozzy guy who was extremely drunk and was making very load and crude comment ...

... Ende in ein grosses Becken muenden und im Woomoora NP liegen. Die Faelle sind von ueppigen Urwald umgeben und am letzten fall kan man wie auf einer rutsche nach unten rutschen und von oben vom Baum springen. Wir nahmen dann noch etwas Bier und Fruechte mit und liessen es uns in dem Paradies gut gehen. Wir waren im Fall die einzigsten, da die Faelle eine Art Geheimtip sind.

... make it stop!

The flight to Cairns was fairly long but uneventful, so we touched down in Queensland's second city just as it was getting dark.

There was a surprisingly organised taxi line, and the lady manning it was very helpful, even securing us another 2 people to ...