Lift Off

Okay, let’s begin.

Day 1: Cairns @ Leisure
First of all, we almost missed our flight. Long story, but we were scrambling to get to the airport. Only us. The flight was only 2 hours. We arrived in Cairns around 4pm. It was so hot there. For the entire week we were there, the average temp was around 33 degrees. I know all the Canucks reading this are screaming profanities at me (all the while being able to see their breath) because I’m complaining about hot weather. But at least you guys can put layers on. There is only so much clothing you can take off and still look decent.

This day was free for us to explore the city. It was more like a town. Mostly tourists, tour guides, and the people who book the tours. It has become such a quaint little harbour town because it’s the closest town to the Great Barrier Reef. Nothing much happened this day. We checked into Gilligan’s, our hostel for the week. It was such a clean and modern hostel. Very affordable and backpacker friendly. One oddity though: take a look at our washroom.

I tried to capture it in its entirety. There were no partitions between the shower and toilet. You could kill two birds with one stone….I don’t know how, but at least there’s the option.

Anyway, we walked along the boardwalk and hung out at the city lagoon for the rest of the day. Yup, there is a lagoon in the middle of the city too.

These Aussies and their man-made beaches. Genius.