Early start for the 12hr bus trip down to Airlie Beach- Very pleasant bus trip, we saw 3 films and I bumped into Hannah from Lymm which was a nice surprise. She was off to Brisbane to work so we have arranged to meet up when she gets to Sydney over New Year. Checked into our 8 man dorm and met our new roomies- Graeme, James and Mark from Blackpool, Scott for Landan and an Irish couple. Me and Abs were ready to hit the sack but they were all drinking away so it wo...

Landed in Cairns early morning and found us the cheapest hostel we could (much more expensive than Asia!!!) the best we found was a three man dorm for $21 a night. The place was really nice and had a little swimming pool. The beds were amazing and they even had proper duvets!!!! o happy days. The staff were a really good laugh and helped us book our days trips. The first trip was on the skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway. We saw some amazing views from the skyrai...

Landed in Cairns early morning and found us the cheapest hostel we could (much more expensive than Asia!!!) the best we found was a three man dorm for $21 a night. The place was really nice and had a little swimming pool. The beds were amazing and they even had proper duvets!!!! o happy days. The staff were a really good laugh and helped us book our days trips. The first trip was on the skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway. We saw some amazing views from the skyrai...