Arriving into Cairns was actually kind of a shock to the system, after spending six weeks in South East Asia; it was so much cooler, PLUS everyone spoke our language and we could suddenly communicate with such ease! Our first impressions of Cairns were really good, especially because the weather was beautiful…it’s a really small, cute little city, with not much going on…but it’s got a REALLY nice feel about it; it’s like it’s the ‘gateway to the Great Barrier Reef’! Our hostel were really helpful in helping us to book tours and plan our trip, so after spending our first afternoon recovering from the night flight and the time difference, we booked ourselves onto a Great Barrier Reef tour for the next day. We spent the day on the boat, and after MUCH deliberation I
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