Blogs from Cairns City, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 13

Heute ging es von Sydney nach Cairns. In Sydney wurde das Wetter schlecht und es war kalt, für hiesige Verhältnisse, etwa 20 Grad. Der Flug nach Cairns dauerte knapp 3 Stunden. In Cairns wird die Sommerzeit nicht mitgemacht, so daß ein Zeitunterschied zu Sydney von einer Stunde besteht. In Cairns angekommen hat mich erst mal die Luftfeuchtigkeit umgehauen, die über 80% beträgt. Das Hostel ist das beste bisher, das ich hatte. Ich habe ein Fünfbettzimmer, das fast 30 Quadratmeter hat, mit Küchennische, Bad und einem Sofa. Das Hostel ist sehr ruhig gelegen und hat einen kleinen Pool und eine Liegewiese. Den ersten Zimmernachbarn habe ich schon kennengelernt, Eric aus Schweden. Er macht hier seinen Tauchschein. Die Kleinstadt habe ich dann auf der Suche nach einem Supermarkt auch erkundet. An der Promenade hat man einen Ausblick auf ... read more

So it's 6am and we have just arrived in Cairns, our final stop on the east coast. I normally try and write chronologically but this story is too funny to leave until the end of this blog. At 4am this morning, Mat started shouting "Dad!" in his sleep at quite some volume and he was getting louder and louder. I woke up on the first "Dad!" and was nudging him by the second but my arms were all wrapped up in my sleeping sheet so I couldn't shake him. I knew he was having a nightmare and by the 6th "Dad!" (at this point it was ridiculously loud) Mat woke up. I would just like to add that the bus we were on was full! As soon as he woke up he knew what he'd done ... read more

Another country and another obstacle to navigate – the floods affecting the East coast have meant that some places, like Brisbane, have had to be missed and some places, like Cairns, have taken up way more time than I would have liked. The reef diving here was amazing; so many brightly coloured fish, sparkling clear water and coral brushing against my flippers, but everything else was disappointing. I expected a gleaming city with beach bums everywhere, instead it is a small town designed for 18 year olds who like to take part in wet T-shirt contests that don’t actually involve wearing the T-shirt… After finally escaping we did a 2-day tour of Fraser Island, which is a huge sand atoll off the coast. We lucked out with a great group and guide for the tour and ... read more

Hello!! Well firstly incase anyone was wondering we are nowhere near the flood and are all ok, heading of to sydney today so thats where we'll be!!! Cairns has been amazing we had a lovely day on the reef and went snorkelling and had a fantastic time diving down and swimming around with all the fish!!! Did another day trip up to the Daintree Rainforest and did a River Cruise and saw some crocodiles, walked in the Rainforest for a little bit, went to Cape Tribulation (where the Rainforest goes right up to the beach) which was all very beautiful. Had a few days in Cairns but there has been a thunderstorm pretty much every afternoon so we have improved our crossword abilities!!! Love to you all xxx R+R - Rest and Relaxation ... read more

Wednesday 12-29 Got up waaay too early today (4am) to catch our flight into Cairns (pronounced "cans"). When we got to Cairns were able to hitchhike into town thanks to the generosity of a very nice lady who took pity on us and our giant backpacks. Most of our day was spent hanging out at a free public beach-side pool known as the Cairns Lagoon. It was pretty nice but it started to rain, which interrupted our nap on the grass. Cairns is a little trickier of a place to visit than we thought. Our initial draw was to come here and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, which we plan to do on Sunday (one day is all we could afford). But there’s very little to actually due in Cairns (most of the beaches and attractions ... read more