We headed out to the Reef on Monday. The day didn't start well when I realised that I had left the camera battery charging in the camper - so there'd be no photos of our trip to the reef. The ride out wasn't great as both David and I felt a bit woozy. First stop was Saxon Reef. David would do one dive here and one at the next stop, Hastings Reef. I was only snorkelling. Hastings reef was much larger and more interesting than Saxon. David's air lasted a bit long...

We had drawn up a long list of things to do in Cairns and pretty much we have been flat out since we got here. The motorbike has been serviced, lots of long over due purchases made (NextG phones & eggshell foam for our mattress) and other things we have been talking about since we hit the road. One thing we always wanted to do was a first aid course. Near the Cairns Holiday Park where we are staying is Queensland Ambulance. They run courses so we have ...