After breakfast we left at 8:30 for Mossman Gorge. It was an hour and a half but with about 20 minutes I had finished the final square. At Mossman Gorge we were treated to a guided Dreamtime Cultural Walk led by an aboriginal guide through the rain forest beginning with a smoking ceremony. He told… Continue reading Cairns – 26th May

Up at 6:30 for breakfast after a good night’s sleep. I decided to have cereal rather than a cooked breakfast. I then had an experiment. I had not done any packing and had emptied my suitcase to do all my washing so I decided to time how long I took to do it all in… Continue reading Mission Beach/Cairns – 25th May

Over night it rained and as I was on the top floor and the roof was made of corrugated iron it was extremely noisy. So I still woke up early!Today the group was split into two so that half could have some time to themselves while the other half went of for a tour of… Continue reading Mission Beach – 24th May

Woke up at 5 am and couldn’t go back to sleep so read for a bit. Got up and was down for breakfast for just after 7 bags all packed. I took receipts and memory card etc so I could talk to the tour desk after breakfast about my photos. Breakfast was scrambled eggs on… Continue reading Day Dream Island/Mission Beach – 23rd May