Day 1:
Flew upto Cairns and checked into our hostel which was pretty nice. Didn't have a great deal of time so had a quick look 'round the city (nice, quite small, no tall buildings!). Went out that night for the 1st time since Jan and can't really tell you alot about it as alot of it was forgotten in the drunken haze.
Day 2:
Got up early to do our Cape tribulation tour which was very good. 1st stop was at a wildlife sanctuary that had aload of birds, bats, koalas, kangaroos and emus roaming around. Got to feed the kangaroos which was really good..they were just roaming around freely where you walked and they just came up and ate the food out of your hand. Next we stopped at a place called mossman gorge for a swin in the river and then a walk looking at the wildlife and vegetation..alss saw a few big spiders which wasn't that great!! Did a boat trip along the daintree river and saw a croc in the wild chilling out on the bank then the last stop was at a beach in cape tribulation which was also nice, and again home to alot of very big spiders. The resort there was in the rainforest and all the cabins were dotted around it was really nice, gonna head back there at some point to see more of it. That night we planned to go out but ewnded up sleeping all night for about 10 hours so saved on the cash and the bad head!
Day 3.
Left Cairns and got on our bus down to magnetic island. Like the Kiwi Exp. we stopped of at aload of stops for photo's etc. Stopped of at a croc park where we got to hold a baby croc, a few lizards and a snake, which was more fun that scary but still had an element of fear thrown in when the snake started wrapping round my neck. Got the ferry over to magnetic island and spent the afternoon in the pool followed by food then a night in the hostel bar on the Jim Beams and beers.
Day 4 (Today, Thursday).
Up early to get back on our bus to travel to Airlie beach. Again stopped of at a few photo spots and for lunch (a Mrs Macs Meat Pie). Arrived at Airlie beach this afternoon which is 'the gateway to the whitsundays'...named after they were discovered by captain James Cook, 7 weeks after easter sunday, Wit Sunday. There's not actually a beach here but theres a big pool by the front so we spent the afternoon there in the pool, brought a footy to keep us entertained and enjoyed the heat. Its very hot here, in the 30's. Had a BBQ for dinner and got som kangaroo steaks to try which were nice. Just on the net and then heading out tonight (there's a foam party at a bar down the road so thats the plan) Up tomorrow to check in for our 3 day sailing trip around the whitsundays..more sun, swimming and alcofrol! xx
Apologise for any spelling mistakes, am trying to type fast to save internet time! Already taken heaps of photos which I will upload when we get back to Sydney.
TTFN. x
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