Waterfront Terraces Cairns

... able to make large purchases, so I booked my next week to Alice Springs and down to Adelaide. I was expecting Cairns to be larger than it was. Having seen how big Sydney and Brisbane were, I didn&#8217;t expect Cairns to be as big, but I did expect more than two storey buildings in the CBD. It seemed like a good night out, but good for little else. <br><br> On my ...

... in the next few weeks. After picking up some more leaflets we wandered back to meet up with everyone, before we headed to the marina in search of food. We found a gorgeous place over looking the boats which was really posh and the food was fantastic. LJ and I had a really nice reef fish and chips, Mark had a fish jambalaya and Claire had a spicy chicken skewers. The kids had massive kids portions of fish and chips and ...

... peering in to all of the very posh restaurants (we can only drool) before heading back to our very average hostel and smelly dorm room. The evening was very low key though there was quite a bit of excitement when a sudden torrential downpour started after months without rain. Annoyingly, Rachel woke up with literally hundreds of insect bites over her and we&#8217;re still trying to work out what was that hungry and where it happened but either way, she&#8217;s suffering!

... bad!!) So June, your Mother now knows how it feels when you are feeling like that. We made it though (Phew) didn't manage our complimentary glass of bubbly though (so yes it was that bad) but Dennis looked after us and drank it for us. The whole day was quite spooky really as on the bus on the way to the boat they only played Eddie's favourite - Chas and Dave!! Well we laughed our bloody heads off. Oh and I must tell you ...

... t take too long. Nice clear water sparkling in the sun. Lots of photos along the way of course. : )<br><br>Time for our seawalker experience - basically like an old-style diving suit where you have a bell over your head with tubes to the surface and you walk along the sea floor. Unfortunately we didn't end up doing this as they had issues with Jeff having asthma. A bit peeved as his asthma is so minimal and ...

Cairns, on the North/Eastern coast of Australia is a big hub for outdoor/water activities.<br><br>In Cairns my primary objective was to learn to dive and possibly to skydive as well.<br>To my big surprise the 2nd option was not possible as they don't allow you to jump if you don't have your own gear.. I thought skydiving was a welcoming, friendly, fun sport around the globe, here it seems they are more focused on making money with tandems..<br ...

... couldn&#8217;t show us how to get there. Rule Number One in the outback &#8211; if you get lost or stuck &#8211; is Never Leave Your Vehicle. So as we retraced our steps trying to find the right track we were planning our survival strategy.... Step One. Brave croc infested waters to fill water bottles. Step Two. Kill kangaroo (or snake) for food. Step Three. Set fire to scrub to get someone&#8217;s attention (not cool but hey, we were desperate).<br><br>Fortunately ...

... spots in the world. It took around two hours to reach the reef as it's located about 60km off the shore. Radko with Michal went for an introductory dive. Michal got some problems with breathing underwater and gave in shortly. Radko enjoyed a lot and didn't miss a chance to go for a second round. He managed to get all the routines automated and was able to fully observe the magical coral formations around him. Michal gave it also a second try and this time ...

... Barrier Reef is so amazing. A must-see-before-you-die. On Saturday I fly to Sydney where my good buddy Burke should be waiting to pick me up. I'm trying to get my head ready for Southeast Asia and the culture shock that will surely follow. It's gonna be so good. Everyone I've talked to who has been says they're jealous I'm going :) So talk to you soon, and please make a donation to support my travels if you can. Always love- BV

... of the reef. It used to be where all the shipwrecked ships washed up after hitting the reef but now it has been turned into a resort. Despite of this it was actually nice and quiet and you could walk round the rest of the island and it was nice and peaceful. Also we went out on a class bottomed boat from the island and saw some more coral and colourful fish. All in all it was a nice relaxing day and we were glad that we did it. Our last day in ...