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With our time in Cairns coming to an end it was high time we started to do some activites that this 'Ibiza of Australia' has to offer especially after the drama that had happened during our time there (such as kate wacking herself in the eye with a champagne cork). Working at Rhinobar meant I met some INCREDIBLE people....so one day my fabulous manager Kate, myself and my Kate drove up to Port Douglas which is about an hr north of Cairns and is basically a really cute little place, with a beautiful beach and some yumi ice cream shops. We spent a gorgeous day there chilling out and getting to explore some of Australia....FINALLY! Although it was only a day trip it gave us the kick up the bum we needed to put a date on leaving and get back on the road...october 7th!! It was a cause to celebrate so cocktails were had incase any of you were worried hehe.
Another amazing person i met through work was BAZ who drove the Raging Thunder bus (best company to go rafting with people....s*** hot) from our hostels down to the bar for free meals (i do realise this means very little to some of you but anyway...) he was amazing and a brilliant friend. Baz bought a new motorbike whilst i was in Cairns so one night he picked me up from work and off we went on the bike for a ride down to the barryn river. I was of course loving it, grinning ear to ear. We left the light of the bike on so we can see where we were walking however, when we went to turn the bike back on, the battery had died! We left it charging for a while, just as we were getting a little concerned that we were going to be stuck out in the middle of know where with no phone signal Baz got K2 (the name of the bike ha) started, but to keep it running he drove off leaving me sitting on this bench in the middle of the dark. I was convinced i was going to be eaten by a bear and starting to nearly wet myself when the trees started rustling, thank god Baz came back and off we went, arhhhh do love riding motorbikes. The excitment really did show when i somehow managed to BURN MY LEG when getting off the bike, and i didnt even notice. Getting back into the bar, I thought someone had burnt me with a cigarette or something stupid, and i looked down to see this steaming hole in my leg! My manager Kate sent me straight to the medical centre, and as everyone was working or out i toodled along by myself and yup i had managed to obtain a 3rd degree burn on my leg! great!! and it hurt A LOT! It defo caused me much annoyance, i had to go back everyday to the medical centre to get it re dressed and of course me being me managed to get it infected! I was put on anti biotics and arhhh what a palava!!!
Despite the burn, I loved the bike ride. Baz on one of his days off took me and two of his friends down to Tully to go rafting. The boys from Raging Thunder took down an extra raft for us and off we went. It was such a fun day out, however the getting picked up at 6am wasnt a personal highlight, but it was an achievement when i actually got up haha, seeing as i dont usually go to bed til then!! On the first rapid i managed to nearly go flying out the boat, only stopping myself by throwing myself forward onto Simon (one of the guys in the raft) and my shorts fell down showing my bum to everyone...nightmare!!! on one of the last rapids you jumpp out the boat and float down, dipping in and out of the waves, so much fun!! The day was topped of with a few beers and me falling asleeep, i had been up every so early that i fell asleep on the Baz's sofa! All 4 of us just conked out, was rather funny!!
Of course as well as getting involved with all the amazing things Cairns has to offer, just incase any of you were worried i carried on working pretty much 7 days a week and of course partying!! One of my managers 30th birthday was a big night, where i think we must of danced on just about everybar in Cairns, we refused to leave some bars and ended up having out own lock in at one of the guys flats....!!! I did go into the woolshed, the club i hate most in cairns, its soo small and its awful music so i walked behind the bar and started throwing ice down my friends tops, i found it hilarious! they did not! ooops!! sorry Maria! But boner, what a night that was, will remember it forever with lots of smiles and laughter!! :)
The people i worked with, known as RHINO ROCKSTARS were true beauts and they completely made my time there!! It was really sad to see people start leaving, some of the boys for my leaving won me a 2 4 1 skydive which i was so unbelievably touched about and ridiculously excited! As Kate couldn't do it because of her eye, my mate elliot from one of the hostels i went into on promo run came in on it with moi. So for the second time i threw myself out of a plane, this time was only at 14,000 ft lol!! The only problem with it was it was at 7am the morning after my last shift at work and well, made the experience that bit more special! ;)
Before we left cairns there was no way we weren't going to get to the GREAT BARRIER REEF! I managed to get a 2 4 1 on that trip also from work so me and Kate boarded this boat and had an awesome day out on the reef. The clarity was amazing and the reef its self was breath taking, i loved it!! It really was a fun day out, we found nemo wooop!! :)
My last shifts at work were really sad for me, i loved working at rhinobar and i had the most amount of fun! You can't beat an environment that is constantly geared around fun and with amazing managers that i had it was tough actually walking away from the bar that basically became my life and family for near enough 4 months! There were a lot of tears. On my last promo run, i decided to go out with a bang. As one of the hostels had kidnapped our big blow up rhino, affectanetly known as Ralph, i launched Operation Ralph and went on the promo run dressed in army gear, bubble gum and war paint on my face haha. Baz drove into the hostel with the lights on the bus off, I was on the floor of the bus so i couldnt be seen and i rolly pollied out the bus into the foya of the hostel, to find that i had been given away by one of the girls from the previous hostel so Rachel the receptionist was wearing a cricket helmet and had a bat, i continued to tumble through the hostel and blow the bubble gun everywhere. Needless to say it was lots of fun and i couldnt of thought of a better way to go on my last run with - fun til the end!!!
For out last night out we went out for dinner with a bunch of friends, mexican restaurant with Karokee wooop! Me and Kate stole the stage not rally letting the others sing a lot, except Kiff cos he has the most amazing voice ever!!! Sing it Kiff baby!! :) I had so much fun, but it was soo sad all at the same time, didnt feel real. On the day we left....it wasnt until midnight so we had the whole day to get ourselves to get ourselves sorted. I walked for the last time into the bar and sad my goodbyes, sobbing!!! I realise i am so lucky to have had those experiences and i will always look back at my time in Cairns with happy memories and I know i've made some AMAZING FRIENDS who i cannot wait to see again. Lots will be in Sydney, bring it on!! so....the next adventure begins people...kate and sian hit the east coast...watch this space!! :)
(i realise this blog isn't very detailed, i've so many stories for all of you at home, and so many photos !!!)
TO ALL THOSE CAIRNS BEAUTS - i love you all soo much, thank you so so much for being amazing and insane amounts of fun, Dave, its because of you I bleed Jager haha, and Boner, your a sexy b****...Kate, you do make me laugh, love youuu!!!
Kayels (T1) it wasnt the same when you left, I will forever cherish those promo runs we had, dressed up and gossiping through the streets of cairns, cant wait for leeds lover!! :)
Baz - your a star, love the bike and will miss you lots, until canada, keep it real - get my chocs, strawberries, champ and casino please lol!!
Love you all at home also....kisses
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Grandma Kay - you would of loved the great barrier reef, I will show you all my photos, borrowed my friends underwater camera for the occasion so i've lots to show you! :) love youuu xxx
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