Cairns

We have arrived in Cairns, and of course it's 90 degrees today. We have just been sweating since moment we landed.

This morning we checked out of our Sydney hostel after enjoying the free breakfast.  Now, those of you who received our emails from past trips know that we always love our free breakfast - but this one was probably the best. All kinds of cereals, toasts, yogurt, coffee, tea, etc. Just delicious. The hostel arraigned a shuttle to bring us to the airport and I can honestly say I've never seen an airport so crowded. Of course, once we go through security I'm pulled aside to be the random drug check.  When this happened to me in Brisbane, I told Mesa that it is ALWAYS me that they check. So it was pretty much proven this time. And yes, I'm still not a drug mule.

Our flight was fine, and we could instantly feel the humidity when they opened the doors of the plane. But the even better news was that our bags DID make it to Cairns. Success!

We got to the hostel right away but the office is closed from 12-4. Kind of weird but we sat in the common area (shaded) and had someone give us the WiFi password. We got into our room around 3:30 and organized our shuttle for tomorrow and some of the other things we are doing in Cairns. The hostel offers a free shuttle to the city section of Cairns for free about every hour. We took it there around 5 and found some groceries and looked in some shops. Our hostel gave us vouchers to a bar/grill that would give us a free meal if we ordered a drink at the bar. So we went there! The food was alright but for that price I can't complain.

We took the 8 pm shuttle back to the hostel and are now trying not to sweat our lives away. We have to pay for air conditioning $1 for 3 hours but we are going to see if we can manage tonight without it. If not, we can start paying for it tomorrow. We do have a ceiling fan and a window so here's hoping we can do alright.

The heat is exhausting, I think it will be an early night. Til next time.