Elaboration of the Cairns trip.

So arrived in Cairns, waited 1 hour to be picked up by the shuttle to be taken to our backpackers....not the best start to a journey but hey at least we got picked up for free. Before I proceed let me stat that this is mine and Cassie' first time staying at a backpackers/hostel. So we check in a get show to our room, the bed had no sheets on it (which was a mistake) and I definitely could have gone all my life not seeing that mattress. Disgusting doesn't even describe it! The whole room was nasty, carpets probably had never been vacuumed, shared bathroom made me want to not shower the whole time there and I still would feel cleaner that actually showering. After getting sheets on the bed we headed out to a pub across the street called Pier bar, they have happy hour and is very vibey on a sunday. Had a much needed drink at the pub and then headed down the street to Gillians, which is the ritz Carlton of backpackers (and the place were we got our free dinner). Ate dinner and then wandered around looking at the scenery (and as is scenery I mean guys). Until finally we were approached by a very appeasing to the eye candidate. He then invited us to his table with his good-looking friends. :) These boys were from Brisbane (the REAL Australians)! Super fun guys plus they bought all our drinks. So far Australian boys are taking the lead over American guys. Night one is Cairns was going to be a hard one to beat.

The next day we woke up super early and get ready for our snorkeling trip. Got to the boat right on time and then had a nice 2 hours cruise to the reef. The boat we were on was not the best looking boat but it got us there and the crew was fun! The boat was actually going in for a make-over the next day so we caught it just in time, since it was the cheapest trip we could find. $99 on Compass Cruises, included lunch as well. Lots of nice people were aboard that we made friends with, including the crew who we met at the pub later for a drink . That night we did not do anything exciting. Cassie and I got fried being on the boat all day, so early to bed for us. The next day we took a relax day and just walked around, ended up doing a ropes course at the top of the casino. The have a little wildlife park up there too so we looked at the animals as well. The backpackers was having a free pizza night at a place down the street called The Woolshed, and you could get 5 drinks for $10. YES PLEASE! After that we then decided to go back to try our luck at the casino. Slot machines are a lot harder than you think! What the hell! I lost $5 and Cassie won $10. I don't think I want to go to Vegas anymore, it might not end well!

Wednesday was another day for adventure, we got picked up at 7:50 at the bus stop and were headed out to see the rainforest, waterfalls, lakes and whole bunch of cool stuff, The tour we went on was called On the Wallaby, and it was a great tour. Last a good 10-12 hours but you get to see a lot of pretty sights and our tour guide was a character! Got back to Cairns around 8 and then changed and went to get some dinner. This would be our last night in Cairns so we headed out to a pub. Turns out there was a pub crawl so when we got there the place was packed but 2 seconds later Cassie and I were pretty much the only girls there amongst 5-7 guys. Of course this worked out well and we got some free drinks. After that place we hoped over to The woolshed again, were the managed escorted us in and bought us a drink too! Yay for free alcohol! Chilled there talking to the manager and other people and then ended the night at Gillian's. That place was always bumping. To cap of a good night we had to end it with Mackers (McDonalds)!

Checked out our backpackers at 10 AM and then went to take a picture of us holding a koala bear! Ate some lunch, laid out on the grass near the lagoon and then off to the airport we go, back to Sydney!

All in all the Cairns trip was a successful one. I definitely would love to go back and visit some more amazing places! Plus on of the Brisy boys we met the first night had just moved there, and we are going to get married. I have already decided this but I don't think he knows yet :P.