Day 63 Super cool day!

9th December 2008

Super cool day!

Day 63

The American guys got my note and came to the hostel this morning. 1st we broke into some coconuts and drunk the milk, then we licked some green ants (a better source of vitamin C than oranges, we really did this), then we went to the Mingin swing that Sam won yesterday, but as they had been on it already they let me go on it. It was so cool!

Then we ate some lychees and went to a place called Crystal Cascades and swam in the pools and went sliding down the waterfalls.

At night they dropped me off at the airport, where I am going to sleep. Getting a flight at 6am then it's off to Surfer's Paradise!

Day 62 Chilling

8th December 2008

Chilled out all day



Day 62

Yes it was one of those 'I did nothing all day' days again...

In the evening I went to the BBQ at the hostel. The American guys, Sam and Rob went too. The Scottish girls Lisa and Wendy, left today though to go to Airlie Beach. Hopefully we will meet up again in Sydney.

Sam won a digeridoo competition and won a bungy swing ride and the guys said I could go out with them for the day tomorrow as they have a hire car and maybe they felt sorry for me as I did nothing all day today.


Then some of us went into town for a few drinks, but the American guys didn't show up and I didn't want it to be like a few days ago when I missed going out for the day with Gemma and Katie. So I walked to their hostel and left a note on their car windscreen. Hopefully they'll get it and get in touch about tomorrow. I'm in the frame of mind right now that you have to make the effort to get anything back.

Day 61 The Cape Tribulation Thing

7th December 2008

Trials and Tribulations in Cape Tribulation

Day 61

I woke up outside as the old man in my room was snoring so loud last night I had to take my pillow and get some sleep on the bench outside my room.

Went on the Cape Tribulation tour, which was meant to be 2 days and 1 nights accommodation up there - but I am back in Cairns now. When I did the first part of the tour, I was dropped off at the hostel in Cape Trib that I was meant to be staying at. I got to my dorm room and it stunk of mould. It really did stink too and the other people who were put in the same room as me weren't impressed and tried to get the hostel changed. I went to the receptionist and she said she couldn't move me to a different room. I knew there were spare beds at the hostel, but she said no. Then I spoke to the house keeping person, who I think was a woman, and she said there was no chance of me moving and the rooms smell because of the humidity. I said 'do all the rooms smell then?' and she said 'yes'. So apparently I had no choice...

Anyway they basically tried to give me no options and I thought 'I don't have to stay here', so I checked out and ran to the coach that was just about to leave and the guy who was driving the coach let me get on back to Cairns! It was so liberating to just leave, and not be bullied or made to stay somewhere I didn't want to stay.

So it was off to Cairns with no accommodation booked there. I went back to Traveller's Oasis. They were full but I managed to get in a place called Tropic Days, which is the sister hostel of Traveller's Oasis... AND I HAD SUCH A GREAT NIGHT! Straight away I met these two Scottish girls and was given a free meal voucher for a pub in town. I asked if they were going and we all agreed to go. Then just as we were about to get the bus, these 2 American guys came to the hostel reception. We asked if they wanted to come too and they did. So we all went to the Woolshed pub and had some food. Stayed there for a while then went back to the hostel and played cards and (inevitably) drinking games. Then we all had a swim in the pool. It was such a great night, it really was. So glad I left Cape Tribulation. Moral of the story, no one can make someone do something you don't want to.

We are all going for a BBQ tomorrow. Yum.

Day 60 Cape Tribulation Tomorrow

6th December 2008

Cape Tribulation Tomorrow

Day 60

Booked a tour to go to Cape Tribulation tomorrow. Not bad seeing as I never planned to go North of Brisbane (Cape Tribulation to Brisbane is over 1600km).

Day 59 Walking

5th December 2008

Walking

Day 59

I was meant to be going to a place called Port Douglas today with some girls called Gemma and Katie who I went the night market with last night, but I looked for them and couldn't see them this morning so I guessed they already left. I went walking around the town for the day.

When I got back to the hostel, John the receptionist said they had come looking for me after I had left. Bummer. They left a note anyway and we are meeting up in Sydney around Christmas time.

At night I had another stroll around the town. I saw a man get punched and decided it was time to go back to the hostel.

Day 58 CAIRNS

4th December 2008

CAIRNS

Day 58

6:05am I arrived in Cairns. Said bye to Whitney and went to my hostel, which is the nicest hostel in the world! It's fab. I like Cairns.

Went the night market tonight with some people from the hostel including Jamie (who I went to Fraser Island with he just happened to be in the same hostel as me).