Wednesday 24th February - Woke up and it was raining again - Breakfast back at Lillypad cafe alone - Met Lisa and Joe at Mall - Shopped - How to be single cinema trip which had both me and Lisa laughing and crying - Head, neck and shoulder Thai Massage - Back to hostel, chilled with snacks on balcony with Lisa and Joe - Walked to see night market wasn't very good - Had another curry with Joe - Chilled in room with TV - Packed to leave on my own in the ...

Tuesday 23rd February - Woke up and it was heavily raining - Banking issues in the morning - Had to check out of room 205 and into 307 at Gilligans - Did my laundry - Decent $10 English Breakfast with Lisa - Walked to the mall, got my nails and eyebrows done - Cheap dinner that night at the hostel which was drink + veggie curry for $6 - Felt quite down, anybody may have noticed reading my blog I've been less enthusiastic about Oz although I've liked the c...

Monday 22nd February - Lisa and I got up early to do Uncle Brian's Rainforest trip. The bus was late and so Joe actually made it down....very hungover and in last night's shirt to join me and Lisa on the trip. First stop: - Baldina a tiny town which seemed like it was stuck in the 70's or something. The coach kept doing turns around the roundabout this didn't help Joes hangover! - Josephine falls: everyone went down to a stream where the flow of water was com...

Saturday 20th February - Had to check out of room 305 and into 207 at Gilligans - There were a group of Stags around the hostel pretty drunk and rowdy - Pool day with Yael, Lisa, Ciara and Jess - Lunch at the Woolshed a cafe/bar that everyone drinks at Susy and Jo joined - Susy painfully hit her chin off one of the stags heads messing around - Had an early dinner - Went out with everyone at Gilligans Vicky, Dave, Joe, Lauren, Yael, Carly etc Sunday 21st ...

Thursday 18th February - First full day in cairns - Went to a cool cafe called Lillypad opposite Gilligans for brunch with Lisa - We did a food shop, got some cosmetics, had a wander around lots of strange people! - Chilled by the pool and had a few beers with Yael - Cooked chicken, sweet corn and potatoes for dinner (first cooked meal in a long time) - Got ready to go out with everyone, invited George and Elliot from our room to sit with us, watched live m...