Geo: -28.0746, 153.445To say we were excited when we landed in Australia is probably the biggest understatement in these blogs so far. Not that we didn't enjoy Asia, just the prospect of cooking our own food (those who know us know that this is a BIG deal), renting a car and driving ourselves (not having to fold Phil into a minivan and put our lives on the line having lunatics chauffeur us around), and yes, we are going to say it, a predominantly white skinned country (we can now blend in and not stick out like the tourists we are while having locals shouting "taxi?" or “massage?” at us every step we take) were all reasons that we were practically shaking with anticipation to begin our Australian adventure!We were picked up from Cairns airport after our
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