We have been in Cairns for 5 days now and its just nice not to be running about everyday sightseeing. We have spent two days just shopping and wandering about the city. The hostel is mega loud at night but we are managing to get some sleep! Yesterday was the most amazing day so far this trip. We were up at 6am to get down to our catamaran to sail out to The Great Barrier Reef! There was about 80 passengers but the boat was big and never felt too crowded. Claire ...

So we are again behind in our bloggin but i will try and fit a fews days into one now. We spent Sat - Tue in Hiroshima. Stayed in J Hopper and managed to get a private room with wee futon mats. We spent Sunday visiting the Peace Museum and the Park. A very sad and upsetting place to be. The Museum is very good giving loads of info on the run up and aftermath of the A-Bomb going off. There were actually 3 cities in mind to be bombed but unlucky for Hiroshima th...