cairns!

Ive got to say that i enjoy this city very much! from the second i got here i enjoyed it. i havent even been here 24 hours and im still enjoying it. theres just something about it taht i really like and i wish i could spend more time here - oh well i'll remember for next time. its a very bright city and touristy....which i kind of miss after being in bundaberg for 4 weeks. There are lots of casinos and lights and a wonderful lagoon which i may indulge in later today.

So the sailing trip was good....didnt really get to sail much - not enough wind. when we did set the sails we would float around for about 10 min and then turn the motor back on. the whitsundays were nice. not what i expected but very nice for sure. i enjoyed the snorkelling and i also enjoyed getting to sit around and read my book, cuz i hadnt been doing much of that in the past 4 weeks.

I also got to make offical plans for the next 10 days or so. Now im in Cairns, i will be here until friday - i think im going to book a day snorkel trip for tomorrow in the great barrier reef- although my german friend, kata is staying here (shes in cape tribulation right now, cominig home tonight). I feel bad because we only would have 1 day together as we are both leaving on friday but you gotta do what you want right?

Friday i fly out of cairns and into alice springs. On saturday Im going on a 3 day/2night camping trip to ayers rock, kings canyon and a bunch of other stuff. should be fun although im not really a fan of the camping stuff anymore and really dont want to do much more of it for the rest of this trip. dirty dirty dirty! I get back to alice on the monday and ive got 3 nights to sit around and enjoy alice (i really dont know what to expect - this is when i'll do the majority of my photo uploading and tomato farm documenting i do believe) and then thursday I catch The Ghan - a cross country train - to adelaide - where my cousin will pick me up from the station and i will get to spend some time in a REAL HOME! im kind of excited. He also mentioned going to a footy match on saturday (which makes me really excited! yay for tight shorts!) and his friend offered for us to use their 'holiday house' on a some river (i dont remember the name) so that should be nice as well. i also have to remember to go to the singapore air office to get my flights switched so i can come home early! yay!

and after that.....who knows!? i may do a great ocean road tour....or just fly from adelaide to surfers paradise and then from there go to byron bay, and then up to noosa to check out australia zoo....not really sure yet - and at some point i want to get with my buddy chris cuz i miss him SO much!

i have 3 months left but it feels like 3 weeks! time is flying by very quickly! i will see you all too soon! haha just kidding! miss you much!

Alia