Hey folks, I'm just going to book my tour today and then chill in the sun by the lagoon. I made bruschetta for my breakfast this morning. There are two Brazilian girls in my dorm who have the flu and are spluttering all over the place! So I think I'll try and stay away from my dorm for as long as possible-really don't want to get the flu! I booked my tours; an East Coast Tour and a Greyhound Bus Pass unlimited stops to Brisbane where I'll fly to Fiji. ...

I got up early and changed rooms as I have now booked a few more nights here and my room is already booked out. I walk down to the pier and get on the Noahs Ark boat. I saw Kris onboard who was also doing the cruise;what a coincidence! Anyway we set off after a welcome from our humourous captain. It took 2 hours to reach the first reef (Hastings Reef). The waves were a bit choppy and a Japanese girl became sea-sick, spewing off the side of the boat! We snork...

I had to get up early today at 7am for my Cape Tribulation Rainforest Tour. I was so hungover and even breakfast at Daintree a little town north of Cairns didn't help. I spoke to 2 English girls Bella and Rosie on the bus. They told me about Peru as they've just come from there. They said Macchu Pichu was amazing and that Lima wasn't dangerous. Also they said watch out at ATMs as the cash comes first then your card (Rosie forgot her credit card which got munched ...

I got up today around 11 as I was so tired from my tour yesterday. I had a walk around Cairns and then booked myself on two day trips. Tomorrow I go on a tour of Cape Tribulation and the rainforest. On Sunday I'm doing a dive (only 30 mins) and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. I leave Cairns on Monday and head further down the coast towards Airlie Beach. The city of Cairns revolves around tourism; travel shops, tour companies, casinos, nightclubs, sail...