I’ll great barrier your reef you Cairnsy mofo

My goodbye to the Rainforest brought me into the el touristy town of Cairns which is famous for its nightlife, tourists and the fact that it is the main spot to hit the great barrier reef from. I waited two days for the wind to die down and the weather to nicen up before I tried the great barrier again, and I spent a few nights out on the town. The first was with the oddest collection of human beings, three Saudi’s, Three Italians, one Aussi and a drunk as little South Korean guy. We even ran into another American friend of mine from Sydney at the bar Gilligan’s a two story three dj dance club and our silly as part was complete, we spent the night dancing our asses off drinking the cheapest beer they had on sale and helping our South Korean friend get a girl, needless to say we failed at the third part. Night two had me joining out five Germans, a Canadian, a Brit, and the only large Black Swedish guy I recon I shall ever meet, and it was two of their 21st birthdays yeah and we went to a bar were you can dance on the tables, enough said. I decided in my brilliance to follow this night out with my trip to the great barrier, not my best idea but swimming in the ocean with sea turtles does help a hangover.

The next day out on a giant Catamaran (sailing shit with nets to lay in), it was bit cold with the wind, but so sunny and the water was so clear, so let’s go snorkelling. In another life I will be a scuba diver but till then just kicking around the shallow coral beholding the wonders of the great barrier reef is good enough for me. I swam with sea turtles, giant Gropers ( fish almost as long as myself) and a cornucopia of tropical critters and amazing coral. We dived two spots one next to an island that was part bird sanctuary, and the other renowned for stub nose (harmless) sharks. This matched with a giant buffet of tropical fruit and prawn left me feeling I had earned every cent plus some on the trip as we caught the wind and sailed back to shore. I live a blessed god damn life, three months back from my travels if I ever try to complain kick me in the shin and show me this post.