Tuesday 29th November After not seeing any turtles when scuba diving in the Great Barrier reef, I decided to join a couple of friends and take a snorkelling trip to Green Island (where apparently there are LOADS of turtles to be seen). It was definitely worth a try and money worth spent as, yes I did see LOADS of turtles. We saw about 5 turtles and we were able to swim down and touch them. Kazz and I even had the pleasure of a guided tour around the turtle's h...

Sunday 27th November Road trip to Cape Tribulation!! Me and my friends hired a car and drove up to Cape Tribulation stopping at Port Douglas beach and Sunday markets. Me, Inge and Kirstie bought kind of matching anklets with bells on so everyone knows when we're coming! I was driving the first day and it was a beautiful scenic drive the whole way. We stopped at a gorgeous view point along the coast. Most of the drive was along the coast down windy roads amongs...

Wednesday 23rd November Moving Day! I moved hostels to be with my new friends. I checked into an 8 bed dorm and made even more friends with my new roommates. I went to the shopping outlet where I bought a new top and an evening bag. I am trying to be strict with myself and throw things away when I buy new things but it is hard. I'm tempted to post stuff back to Melbourne where my suitcase is, that I won't be using! In the evening, it was time for the hostel's...

Tuesday 22nd November Today, I went on a tour called Uncle Brian's Rainforest Tour! This was the reason I decided to stay in Cairns longer and it was worth every moment. From the second I got on the bus in the morning to the minute I got off in the evening, I can say this has been the best day yet of my trip!! There's no other way to describe this tour guide other than completely NUTS but he was really funny and friendly, introduced everyone to each other as we ...

Sunday 20th November Today I finally checked out of the luxury hotel and moved into a hostel. It's quite nice actually and it's clean which is a good thing! I booked myself into a girls dorm because sharing with guys is usually messy and smelly! I went and 'played' volleyball today with a group from the hostel. I say 'played' but can I really play volleyball, I think not. More like, I stood, tried to hit the ball and failed! I even got in the way of one shot wh...