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Cairns, Australia


What a day! This morning, I was in Brisbane saying goodbye to Trevor and Tina. And NOW I'm sitting on a computer in a hostel in Cairns. What a change in the swing of things! Weather, my home, EVERYTHING.

A great big thanks to Tina and Trevor who drove us to the airport this morning. :) And an even greater thanks to them for EVERYTHING they did for me the past 5 weeks. :)

Kelly and I arrived this morning at around 9:30, called for our free shuttle to our hostel and were able to check in right away. The people at the desk were unbelieveably friendly and helpful. After checkin in and what not, Kelly and I were able to book our parasailing adventure for today, our Great Barrier Reef adventure for tomorrow, and our Kuranda adventure for MONDAY. :) All for EXCELLENT prices with transportation to and from here! How GREAT!

We were able to settle in a bit, buy a few groceries, and even take a short nap. But then - it was PARASAILING time!! Woo! The parasailing company picked us up at our hostel, and brought us to the marina where we hopped on the boat. We were planning on riding tandem, as was a couple of honeymooners, and there was a Japanese girl planning on by herself. Kelly and I were first! It was SOO much fun! We were rocked back and forth, side to side, I can't remember screaming or laughing so much at the same time. It truly was amazing. After that, we watched the adorable honeymooners go... and then the Japanese girl. The last girl also was getting a jet ski tour (something the other 4 of us weren't) and so the boat driver asked is if we'd like to pay $10 (it's regularly $35) for a LONG ride on his 4 person tube. Of COURSE we said yes! And it was a BLASTTTT! Again, I've never laughed so hard or screamed so much. Thankfully, I didn't fall off but the new husband did! After we all got back in the boat and our captain asked us if it would be alright if we drove down the river a bit and looked for some crocdiles... for FREE :) Of COURSE that was alright with us too!! And believe it or not, we DID see one! Swimming right along! Ah! It was so cool!

After our adventures, we hit the town for some souvenir shopping and a meal... and then headed back to our hostel. We are exhausted from an early morning and a LONG day in the water/sun! We're plannin' on just takin' it easy, reading a bit, and going to bed EARLY :)

10 days until I'm homebound! :) Think of me - I'm always thinking of you.

permalink written by  cowane1 on September 18, 2010 from Cairns, Australia
from the travel blog: Australian Adventures!
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Jealous, jealous and more jealous! I can't even imagine parasailing! Scary for me! Then the croc think, they are too much like snakes for me to want to actually look for them! EECCKK! So glad you are having a wonderful time before you come back to the real world! Love ya very much and miss you!

permalink written by  Marcie Cowan on September 18, 2010

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