So today we went to Kuranda, a village in the Rainforest with a butterfly sanctuary that we reached by cable car. The Skyrail was amazing. We had a good 30 minutes of stunning scenery as we sped over the canopy. There were stops along the way were we could get out and walk through the trees on a boardwalk to viewpoints obscured from the Skyrail. On arrival the heavens opened! It was horrible having to wear a rain mac in such humidity but we were soon under cover...

So we finally arrived in Cairns. But it was raining! But the heat made up for it. Our grumpy taxi driver dropped us at the corner of the Esplanade and just pointed casually down the street towards our hostel and didn't help us get our bags out of the car so we got nice and wet. The hostel wasn't far, so we got straight to our room ignored the filthy sheets and showered. Best shower ever. So we ventured around a few blocks and decided to have dinner but after 30 ...

I'm currently sat on a plane flying over Australia. The sun is rising but my mind is completely baffled by what time or day it is. Farewells at Heathrow were slightly tearful (well... just me) so we found a bar and had my last pint of Aspells for a while before boarding our plane. The first 6 hour flight was entertaining. Most of all due to the hundreds of films available on the screen on front of every passenger. Secondly by the man who was sat next to me who ...