Blogs from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 6

Well, I couldn't decide which day to celebrate my birthday since we're about a day ahead in Australia. On the 16th here, I was still technically 29. I decided to celebrate both days :) On the 16th, I went out and snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef. I went on a tour boat and we spent the day on the water. The reef was about a 2 hour boat ride out from the coast. I met a group of people who were traveling alone. 3 were from the US and one from the U.K. I sat with them and we chatted during the trip. We stopped at 2 sections of the reef. Apparently it is "stinger" season which is when all the little tiny jelly fish are out. We had to wear these full body blue suits, ... read more

As I will be moving out of globetrotters hostel tomorrow due to going on the overnight cape tribulation tour, I spent today packing up my things and buying food for the trip. The hot weather and sunlight have really picked me up quite a bit and I feel much better than I did when in Melbourne. I think this was due to the dark apartment with very little natural light at any point during the day. Also, the hot weather makes a massive difference as Melbourne was quite cold. Took a nap near the lagoon and spent the day chilling out. Have booked myself in to the daydream travellers hostel for when I return from the Cape tribulation trip on Tuesday. ... read more

Departed from Melbourne airport at 16:15 and arrived in Cairns around 18:30 local time. It's already dark but the weather is fairly warm. ... read more

Cairns. We take so much for granted on the East Coast of Australia and in our major Cities. Telecommunication, Water and easy access to food and supplies The 3 days we spent at Coconut Resort Caravan Park was like having a relaxing holiday. We cleaned the van and car a little, fixed the reversing camera between the car and caravan and washed ourselves and our clothes. We all relaxed, playing mini golf, tennis, swimming, cafe coffee and sitting in the spa. We even dared to ride the holiday parks 7 seater round 'crab' bike. A little fun had as a family. Some school work was achieved, necessities purchased and some sight seeing done. The shared toilet and laundry facilities rated an 8/10 Having visited Cairns several times in the past 8 years we had previously performed ... read more

The day started very early waking up at 3 AM to get to the airport for a very early morning flight from Brisbane to Cairns. The flight isn’t very long and the descent into Cairns was cool and it was nice to walk off the plane and see mountains covered in rainforest and feeling the nice tropical temperatures with humidity to take the edge off the heat. It wasn’t too late in the morning when we landed at about nine and being a domestic flight to a very small airport we got straight out and went to our accommodation. We weren’t able to check in of course but we dropped off our bags and headed straight for the Cairns Botanic Gardens which I was very keen to get to for birding and I knew this would ... read more