Blog Day 127 Sat 10th September 2011 Ok so today pretty much ends up going the same way as yesterday, must be the change of timing & atmosphere because our sleep pattern is all up the shoot. We rise around 10ish once again thanks to the sound of a hoover making its way into our room until again they realise we are actually still in bed. We jump in the shower & get the 11am shuttle down to the Esplanade. We have researched a couple of café's for cheap ...

Blog Day 126 Fri 9th September 2011 World Cup kicks of today! Okay so today we were supposed to get up & go explore what's around & find out about Great Barrier Reef tours & Greyhound Buses, this does not go to plan though. 10am rolls around, we awake when there's the sound of a hoover & the shout of 'Housekeeping' as our door opens, they quickly dive out & we fall back to sleep. We ashamedly admit that we don't re-awake until gone 2pm, w...

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...