Working in Cairns

Trip Start Sep 06, 2007
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Sunday, June 1, 2008

I was alone and penniless in Cairns. I had managed to organise myself so that I would start work at the Hostel the day Sharon left. The work basically involved cleaning the rooms and communal areas for two hours a day and for that I had free accommodation .Tropic Days is possibly the cleanest hostel in Australia and woe betide us if we got forgot to clean the skirting boards and fans! Despite the slightly excessively high standards of cleanliness I met some really great people whilst working there it was like having a big family. I shared a room with three other girls who all worked at the hostel. I managed to get a few nursing shifts when I was in cairns but they were few and far between although I did get one on a bank holiday which was very lucrative. As the shifts weren't very reliable I got my self a job waitressing in an Indian restaurant, my main qualifications for this job being that I'm British and therefore know a lot about curry! So on my first day I was taking orders in Marinades Indian Restaurant the best Indian food in Australia and I'm not just saying that the food really was amazing and as part of our pay we took home vast quantities of it every night Frenchies at Tropic Days
Frenchies at Tropic Days
 . If nursing had those kind of perks I'm sure everyone would want to do it. I also got jobs for two other girls who were staying at the hostel in the same restaurant so we combined our curry feast every night with a few beers. I absolutely loved working at that restaurant and if it paid more could easily do it for the rest of my life, Dev and Meena who own the place where the nicest bosses you could ever ask for and the rest of the staff were great although a bit of an eclectic bunch. The best part about staying at Tropic Days is the really social atmosphere the place has, you can make friends very easily there and so I met Ben, an English guy who I am currently travelling with. If you ever go to Cairns stay at Tropic Days and eat at Marinades Indian restaurant! Enough plugging.
It wasn't all work and no play, I managed to secure myself a day off from Tropic Days and went on a quick trip to Cape Tribulation with Ben, but this time on the back of a motor bike! I must admit I was pretty scared as we went round the very bendy roads but it was worth it as it was a lot of fun and everyone stopped to drool over the bike every time we stopped, which was quite amusing to watch although we had to admit the bike was hired. So after a month of hard cleaning and curry eating it was time to move on from Cairns and head off into the outback. This blog entry looks very dull because I have once again managed to loose all my photos from my camera including ones of my friends in Cairns and the guys at the restaurant I am cursed when I comes to cameras. I hope I can get them retrieved like last time but its going to have to wait until I have a few more spare dollars!
So next installment, driving off into the desert with a guy I've just met, don't worry it turns out well! Hopefully with photos!
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