Although Cairns is a city it ranks high as one of the sleepiest places in Aus I've seen so far, that's in daylight hours anyhow. Everything seems to change once night time comes and the place then comes to life. If there is only one place you get to go out in then head for the Wool Shed, saying its mad would be putting it lightly!
I've been talked into doing the white water rafting by my Aussie mate, I didn't need much convincing but the thought of getting sucked into one of those rapids was a little worrying. My confidence wasn't made any better when my mate tells me, "ya a couple of people have died on the Tully river over the last year while rafting!" Apparently they got sucked into the rapids and somehow got stuck, so my first question is how do you go about not getting stuck? Well he says there is not a lot you can do, just don't panic if it does happen and hope that one of the guides manages to get you! Great, I can't wait :-0
It seems as if the rafting is a bit hit with the Japanese. There are about 6 on the trip and for two of the couples the rafting is part of their honeymoon. Its funny to watch, the Japanese men are really keen on it but the women are almost white with fear, what on earth were they thinking when they signed up for this I don't know. Any I manage to survive the day without swallowing too much water...its well worth doing for the adrenalin rush!
On the Friday, Saturday and Sunday my Aussie mate has came to Cairns and he has agreed to show me around. He grew up on a farm just out side of Cairns in a place called Atherton. Our luck is in weather wise, clear blue sky's & 29+ degrees most days. We end up staying in his mum & dads place for the few days which is great and best of all my mate has a speed boat. After doing a few sights around Cairns & Atherton we end we up spending a good part of the Saturday and Sunday out on the speed boat water skiing & tubing...you can't beat that for a life style. On my second from last day I end up meeting a couple from Liverpool who I'd originally met in Thailand, it was great to catch up on all they had got up to since then over a FEW Schooners.
No trip to Cairns would be complete without seeing the Great Barrier Reef so on my final day in I take a trip out to have a look. I was hoping to do some diving but I was still recovering from an ear infection for the last dive so snorkeling it is. We end up going to what they call the outer Reef which is just some Reef sights a little further out than most. As we pull up close to the reef its an amazing sight and you can start to see all the different sections of Reef. Now this may sound bad but I have to admit it wasn't as good as what I was expecting, yes it was colourful but not really how they make it out to be in the pictures...hard pleased eh? Anyway it was a great way to finish off the trip in Australia, next stop Auckland, New Zealand.
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