Australia, 2009 – Days #10, Cairns & #11, Whitsundays
Monday, October 19, 2009 – With the big white-water rafting excursion today that I wasn’t taking part in, I had the day to myself to kick it – I opted to make this my laundry day. Knowing that we’d be heading to Daydream Island tomorrow, and then to a farm, I had no clue when [...]
Australia, 2009 – Day #8, Contiki, Cairns
Saturday, October 17, 2009 – Today was the start of my Contiki tour, so I had to be checked out of my room by 10am as the tour had a separate block of rooms. I showered, packed up my gear and hung out in the Poolside Cafe for a bit, before I walked to the [...]
Australia, 2009 – Days #6 & 7, Cairns
Thursday, October 15, 2009 – With today being my first day in Cairns (pronounced Cans, again) and being at a resort and having spent the last five days on the go and it being a great day and I could go on and on, I decided that I would use this time wisely and relax [...]
Australia, 2009 – Day #5, SYD to CNS
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 – Since I was flying from Sydney to Cairns (pronounced Cans, apparently the ‘ir’ are silent?), I was awake at 8am to pack up my gear and check-out of Wake Up! The check-out procedure was easy since I didn’t have any extra charges (I didn’t lose my pillow or towel), so [...]
