Well my intentions of having a quiet time in Cairns didn't quite go to plan. I had heard from pretty much everyone that having a quiet time is pretty much impossible there and they are all right. Cairns is flooded with backpackers, someone should also check Ireland as I suspect it may be empty, if so look no further, they're all here! I had a couple of days of dithering, getting burnt and bitten my the evil mossies before, after much deliberation I decided to take the plunge (literally) and sign up for a 5 day dive course. It's something I've talked about doing for a while, particularly in relation to the "If Mark can do it so can I" theme so off I went. I managed to select the most expensive but, I'm told, the
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