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Arrived in Cairns on the 23rd June and met up with Johnny & Kev again who willingly showed me the nightlife Cairns has to offer. Treated myself to bit of luxury by staying at Gilligans, a 5 star hostel.
The job hunting began and for once was successful. Managed to get for, only for a week though but good money and free accommodation. What I had to do was help clean up at a hotel resort on Dunk Island, just off wongaling beach near mission beach. Easy work cleaning toilets etc (used to doing that since living with steve, neil & aaron for 3 years) and easy money. It was eventful getting to work each as we had to get a water taxi back and forth to the island...one day a massive wave hit the boat and smashed the window!!
The return to Cairns and reunion with Andy and most of all Gary. Met Andy's mate Jaime from Puerto Rico, he's like the energiser bunny just doesn't stop, real good laugh. Had a dinner party at his flat and a night out at Gilligans. Next day was spent at the lagoon, as most days were, where I met more of Andy's friends; Becky, Sarah & Jenna. Night out with them. At the end of the night we were sitting having a kebab when this old man collapsed. Ambulance had to come and resussitate him, very scary.
Couple of days later we came into some luck and after some thought we all chipped in and bought a VW camper van!!!!!! Me, Andy & Gary all wanted to travel the west coast so we snapped up this opportunity and are hoping to set off on THE road trip very soon. It;s a weird situation but we are waiting on the van being fixed. The couple we are getting it from, whom andy knows, have left and couldn't afford the repairs to then sell it so all we have to do is pay the repairs, minor at that, and the van is ours. Our plan is to travel over to Darwin then down to Broome and onto Perth. Time permitting we would like to then drive the ocean highway from Perth to Melbourne...let the adventure begin!!!
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