Blog day 125 Thursday 8th September 2011 So after being awake for almost 24 hours we finally touch down in Cairns. The flight in held some stunning views over the crystal clear waters and coral reefs. At the airport we called the hostel (Nomads Serpent) from one of the free phones and get them to come and pick us up. After a short wait a minibus pulls up for us. We load on our bags and jump in. The poor old thing looks about as knackered as we do! Our hoste...

Blog Day 124 Wed 7th September 2011 We have decided not to spend any more time in Darwin as tours and activities are expensive and we are going to have to book a flight to Cairns. All in all we feel it was a waste of time and money coming here. We check out at 10am and hand our keys back to a real battle-axe of a woman behind the front desk. She seems real put out by the fact that we don't want to spend another night at the hostel, even though our flight isn't...

Blog Day 123 Tues 6th September 2011 Australia we have arrived! And sod all is open! Probably has something to do with the fact that's its 5.30 in the morning. 5.30am is something that we had both forgotten even existed. So when we are dropped off at The Cav hostel all we are thinking about is getting our heads down for a few hours. The stone faced cow at reception had other ideas though. She informs us that the place is no longer open to the general public, e...

Blog Day 122 Mon 5th September 2011 So today is our last day in South East Asia, a day we have dubbed Happy Monday. Not because of the fact that we are leaving, but because of the fact that everybody seems to be so miserable! We have a few little jobs to do today before we make our way off to the airport. The first one being to exchange some of the library that Trish has found herself carrying around, and the second is to get to a post office so we can send ...

Blog Day 121 Sun 4th September 2011 Swiss hotel evening! Today were up late, all the walking we have done over the past couple of days has taken its toll on our feet and our eyelids. Once we are awake and sorted we head down to Bugis Street Market. Which is packed! After walking around for about 5 minutes it's as if we are transported straight back to Thailand! Needless to say we get the hell out of there pretty quickly! It's already late in the day so we...