Even though it seemed like it would be better to be back in Sydney, New Year's was really good...it's all what you make of it, right? Had a fairly lazy day of lounging at the pool with Els, my Belgian roommate, and doing not much else. Again, not much to do in Cairns unless you go out for a day tour somewhere. In the evening, we went to dinner and came back to meet Mette, our Danish roommate, and Chen and Sylvia (Germany). Headed out to the Esplanade to watch the fireworks...I'm sure nothing compared to Sydney but hey, I've never seen fireworks on New Year's in the states now have I? It seemed like everything might come to a halt when it started pouring but luckily it lasted less than five minutes. Then the usual
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