Rainy Season in Cairns
Trip Start
Dec 28, 2005
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Trip End
Sep 01, 2006
Cairns,
Australia
Friday, January 27, 2006
Still been having a good time - just not partying here as much as we would have liked, but now I'm feeling better we'll get back into socialising mode...
So my news... It's rainy season here, so we've been getting very wet - more about that later... Went to the cinema twice - two nights in a row! Not very exciting but that's the easiest thing to do if you're not feeling great plus recently read 'Memoirs of a Geisha' so wanted to see what Hollywood had done to it - I recommend the book over the film (cliche opinion, I know, but it's soooo much better!) Explored the city centre to discover quite a few shops, bars and restaurants - all good
A baby spider!
.On Sunday, we went to the Botannical Gardens, which were luscious and green - got wet. On Monday, we went scuba diving to the barrier reef - threw up three times (not a great sailor!) and got wet. Luckily it was quite clear as we got closer to the Barrier Reef. The fish were pretty big and we even found a Nemo - so cute! Then chilled out on Tuesday, got burnt just before it started to rain - and then, yup you guessed it, got wet!
Decided to take a trip up to Cape Tribulation on the Wednesday - officially the most jam-packed day ever! Got picked up, taken to brekkie, cruised along Daintree river where we spotted two baby crocodiles, wandered in Daintree Rainforest, got to our hostel, went swimming in the rain, jungle surfing in the forest, a night time rainforest walk where we saw heaps of big creepy crawlies, got stung by a bee/wasp and then went for drinks! Wowser! It poured down the whole time - but we actually really enjoyed it that way. Being in the rainforest with floods all around you looks so dramatic and is really exciting! Jungle surfing was the highlight - you're literally zipping over the top of the Rainforest - thrilling and beautiful all at once. The last zip line we did hanging upside-down, no hands - brilliant!
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The next day was also excellent. Went for a walk along the beach - when it begun to tip down, we got quite scared because the beach actually started to disappear (plus it's stinger season) - it looked like the end of the world. Luckily we made our way back ok. Then our tour picked us up and we got taken to some grand lookout points as well as to see Mossman Gorge - the natural landscape here is just breath-taking, really is. Then we were taken back to Cairns.
Decided to go out that evening for Australia Day - lots of fun. Went with our hostel to a few bars and then carried on in search for a club - ended up in a pretty quiet one where a couple of 18 year olds tried it on, bless them!! Needless to say, we decided to head back home shortly after that!! Left Cairns for Mission Beach the next day...
P.S. Caz and I also got approached by the manager of some bar who told us we were the best dancers there and we had a job if we wanted!! Got a free shot out of it - but decided not to accept the offer -hee hee! Queens of the dance floor?!
Comments
Wool Shed
Helen no reports of the wool shed! Its a must in cairns, I hope you managed to venture there at least once! Claire/cahoon xxxx
Sooo Jealous!!!
Hello!!!
Glad to here your having so much fun, tho am ridiculously jealous as i got back a couple of weeks ago! As cahoon said, seems strange that the woolshed hasn't come up in the comments about cairnes yet!! Take care and keep in touch! love tamzin xxxxxxxxxx
Re: Sooo Jealous!!!
Woolshed was excellent - can't believe I left it out. They even gave our hostel free meals - shame on me :) Whereabouts did you go on your travels? Get in touch xx