BORNEO - Sipidan

As per usual, getting a bus somewhere is never as easy as it seems. I had to head to the bus terminal in town to get the bus to the terminal outside town. Of course when I got to the terminal there was only a taxi driver to help who said there was no bus, but he could take me by taxi. Sod that, so I walked to the other terminal and managed to get a bus and was just in time to get my main bus to Semporna.

I had to pay a ridiculous price for the bus, but was glad it had a toilet onboard. However, I only had to force myself once. After that I just stopped drinking cos I couldnt face the stench of it again.

10 hours later we arrived in Semporna. I had been chatting to a Russian girl who had been in Malaysia for 11 days and not paid a nite's accomodation. She had been using couch surfing and staying at people's houses. I couldnt believe how tight she was with her money tho when she came with me to where I was staying and demanded a discount. She even asked to speak to the manager who quite rightly told her to sod off! I would have been well pissed off if she had got a discount!

Anyway my first day of diving and it was about an hour before we got to Sipidan. In we hopped to our preheated aquarium and my god! I was in heaven. It was amaaaaaaaaaaazing! I gave up trying to count the number of turtles and sharks, and the number of photos I took put the Japanese to shame. Although over the 3 days we dived the same dive sites - Barracuda Point (no Barracudas!), Turtle Tomb (a cave where turtles go for a wee swim and get lost then cant get out to breathe and die, there are skeletons inside, aw wee shame!) and West Ridge - I was never bored. I have never seen so many fish and I really thought I had died and gone to heaven. In fact if I could choose anywhere in the world to suck in my last breath then the underwater world of Sipidan would be it.

Not only was the diving good, but the accomodation at Scuba Junkie'e was good too, especially the fry up breakfast. And having free internet, life just cant get much better!

BORNEO - Kota Kinabalu

From Singapore I took the Causeway bus over to Malaysia. I really wish I had not tried to do this on a weekend tho cos the immigration queues were huge and I had to stand for ages with my backpack breaking my back. Eventually at the other side I hopped on a bus to the Kotorays terminal then on the airport shuttle and had 3 hours to kill at Johor Bahru airport.

One and half hours later I was in Kota Kinabalu and picked up and taken to my accomodation in town where I just flaked out (after a few visits to the toilet!). The next day I headed into town to do a bit of sight seeing and to get some info. There really weren't any sights to see, but I managed to wander round for most of the day. I headed back (just as the heavens opened) via the museum, but it didnt even look open. It was just one big construction site so I was buggered if I was paying 15RM to go inside a health hazard!

Back to the hostel I just spent the nite on the toilet and listened to the rain that was totally lashing down.

SINGAPORE - Sentosa Island

After a nite's kip on the very hard floor at Singapore airport I hopped on the MRT to Little India to my hostel. Unfortunately I couldnt check in so I had to just dump my bags, then I jumped back on the MRT to Harbourfront.

From there I got the skytrain to Sentosa Island and was pleasantly surprised. It had a nice beach and is a great place to entertain the kids for a day. I entertained myself by going to see Underwater World. It was great, although I dont know how natural it is to have touch pools where people are constantly sticking their hands in and touching the fish. There was one pool full of sting wrays and they seemed to love people touching them. They came straight over and would flap up out of the water for some attention. It certainly seemed strange to think that such a friendly creature had managed to kill Mr Irwin!

Included in the price was a dolphin show, so I took a wander back along the beach to Dolphin lagoon. I stopped off and had an Ais Kacang which is a huge pile of crushed ice dripping with syrups and sauces and at the bottom is a mix of red beans, jelly and even sweetcorn. Wierd, but wonderful.

The dolphin show was performed by 2 pink dolphins and was pretty good. They did as they were told and got paid with fish.

I headed back to the skytrain station and stopped off to check out the huge replica Marmion monument. Then I headed back across to the main land where I treated myself to a Mie Goreng and iced coffee which then treated me to the first dose of the scoots I have had since going to Egypt over 5 years ago!

INDONESIA - The Gilli Islands & Sengigi (Lombok)

I did the lazy way of travel to the Gillis and did it with the shuttle bus and I am so glad I did. It was an early start at 6am from Bali to Padangbai where we arrived about 1 hour before the ferry and were, funnily enough, dropped off at a cafe. I refused to eat there so took a wander round the beach and found a cheap warung for a cip of coffee.

Padangbai is a cute wee place with a crescent shaped bay with a nice beach. Not much to do there and most people only head there to get the ferry to Lombok.

It was a four hour boring ferry ride to Lembar on Lombok. At Lembar we were collected by our shuttle and taken to 'the office' in Mataram, which turned out to be a bench in the middle of the pavement balancing precariously over a large gaping hole in the pavement! Here we were informed that we would need to buy tickets back fromt the Gillis or we would be stuck and would need to charter a boat for a ridiculous amount of money. I was well aware that this was total bullshit so I refused to buy one until he reduced the price to less than what I knew the other companies charged. Another couple also refused to buy a ticket, so the guy was a real twat to them. They were supposed to be staying in Mataram, but the bus had stopped 6km from the main strip and the guy refused to take them any further and told them they would need to get a taxi. Kind of defeats the purpose of paying for a door to door shuttle bus!

Anyway, we got back in the bus and were taken to Bangsal, which was a beautiful drive through the mountains with loads of monkeys at the side of the road. At Bangsal we could barely get out the bus before the 'Bangsal Mafia' were upon us trying to carry our bags for a disgusting amount of money.

After a bit of hanging about and being harrassed by umpteen touts selling crappy necklaces we boarded our boat to Gilli Trawangan. Once more the 'Bangsal Mafia' appeared and made a crap for bags and took them onto the boat then harrassed the tourits for ridiculous sums. Then it was a near death experience on this wooden bath to the Gillis, but we made it and stepped off onto shore.

I found a cute wee place to stay and ventured out on my first night to have a Bintang in front of a movie. I had an early nite, but was woken up in the early hours by the girl next door who had pulled some random guys and was making sure the whole world knew about it!

The next day I walked round the island, which took an hour, then I did a dive in the afternoon - which I defo wasnt impressed with. It was pretty boring and the coral was crap. Another nite with a Bintang in front of a movie, and this time I wasnt rudely awoken.

The next day I did a snorkel cruise cos it was so cheap and I'd have been bored otherwise. It was great the first place we stopped and I jumped in and I think it as better than where we had been diving. then it all went downhill when I skipped the next snorkel and then some Indonesian guy put sun tan lotion on my back and then started to massage me. That was it! He would not leave me alone and even tho I told him I had a boyfriend he would not bugger off. Even the next day when I went to get the boat to leave he was there waiting with a packet of biscuits and bought me a mango. What a loser! I was glad to leave.

At Bangsal we jumped on the bus and we went all the way to Mataram then I had to change bus to go all the way back to Sengigi. No idea why that was. I stayed at a really nice place in Sengigi, but there was nothing much to do. I ventured out along the coast a bit and caught up in a 6km run, but apart from that I was bored and glad to be leaving the next day.

INDONESIA - Bali

We arrived in Bali at 11.30pm so hopped in a taxi to Kuta and I headed to the place I had stayed before, which was full, so I ended up staying in the grottiest place I have ever stayed. The sheets certainly didnt look or smell like they had been washed. Glad I had my sleep sheet with me.

After a crap nights sleep I found another palce to stay then headed to Denpasar. I argues with the Bemo driver about how it would cost, but then after watching what the locals were paying I realised for once I was wrong cos they were paying more then me. Oops!

I headed to the museum which was ok, then stumbled across the market and managed to spend some money there.

The next day I headed on the back of a motorbike to the sea temple of Tanah Lot. The scenery on route was amazing. I really love Bali.

After I returned from Flores I headed to Sanur and over on the boat to Nusa Lembongan just off the South East coast of Bali. It was amazing. I stayed with a couple I had met previously so it was nice to have a bit of company, but we still did our own thing. I did a couple of dives which were amazing. I had hoped to see the huge Molla Molla fish, but no such luck. Next time! I did a bit of a walk round the island and the villagers were so friendly. The island is great cos it is so underdeveloped and only recently got electricity.

Back from Nusa Lembongan I headed into the highlands of Bali to Bedugul where I got cold and wet, but enjoyed walking round the lakes there. I am sure the scenery would be amazing when there are no clouds. I had a wander round the botanical gardens which were nice too. I even seemed to ahve my own personal guide. A stray dog followed me right round and it was like he was there to protect me. It was cute!

Back down the road to the cultural heart of Bali in Ubud. I visited the Elephant Cave called Goa Ganjah, but considering it took and hour to walk there and only 5 mins to walk round it was a bit of a let down.

Finally I was back to Kuta to enjoy my last 2 days of shopping and eating and left having posted home 15kg of goodies which are pretty much all for me. Woopee, happy Christmas me!

INDONESIA - Mt Bromo

One of the worst trips I have ever done is this 2 day trip from Yogya to Mt Bromo then on to Bali.

The bus was due to pick us up from Yogya at 9am, but didnt appear until 11.30am. For some reason sitting doing nothing in Indonesia is not a problem, but if I was in the UK I'd be jumping about going mental!

Anyway, there were 8 of us on the bus, which at least had air conditioning, and I spent 12 hours gazing out the window watching the scenery whizz by. We arrived at our accomodation, which mysteriously had changed names from what we had booked. We kicked up a stink, but then we actually looked at the rooms and were very impressed. So I had about 3 hours sleep before my alarm went off and I chucked on my clothes and we jumped in the jeep for the drive to the viewpoint.

It was still dark on teh drive so not much to see, but it was amazing how many people were at the top of the viewpoint. It felt like we were waiting for ther hogmanay bells to ring! Anyway I shoved my forward to the front and got some ok fotos, although the clouds came in. Back in the jeep we headed back down to the foot of Mt Bromo and it was a quick 20min walk to the rim of the crater which was smoking away.

Back in the jeep we drove back to Yoshi's guesthouse and with the sun up we were able to appreciate the spectacular scenery. But not for long though. Soon we were bck in the minibus to Probolingo then on the local bus squashed like sardines for 12hrs to get the ferry and over to Bali.

Never again!

INDONESIA - Yogyakarta & Solo

It was a pleasant 8hr journey to Yogya on the executive class train. Nice comfy chairs, air con and fantastic scenery.

Yogya was pretty busy with Indonesians enjoying their holidays and most places were full, but for once I followed a tout and got a room straight away for 2 quid a nite. Woosh!

On my first day I did a tour to Borobudur, Prambanan and Mendut temples. Breathtaking! Borobudur was in good nik, but Prambanan had been destroyed by the earthquake last year when 6000 people were killed. There were only 5 pagodas still standing out of the hundreds that were there originally. Felt like quite the celebrity there as all the Indonesians were asking for my foto. It was funny at first, but after the 100th time I was getting a bit p*$$ed off.

Mendut was a smaller temple, but I was more interested in the monastery next to it, which was so peaceful.

I met Jen again on the tour, who I had met in Jakarta so we hung out together and had dinner that nite. She was cool and we had a lot in common, mainly diving.

The next day I did a walk about of Yogya itself. I went to the Kraton then planned to go to the museums, but they were shut for the holidays. So there was nothing much else to do than wander the shops. Woopee! I still cant get over how cheap everything is. I really am in heaven. At nite I went to the Ramayan Ballet at the Prambanan temples. The scenery was fantastic with Prambanan all lit up, and the dancing and costumes were spectacular. Although after 2 hours my arse was a bit sore cos I'd paid for the cheapest seat.

Today I headed to Solo. I got up early but still managed to miss my train cos I was at the wrong platform, so I jumped on another train and crossed my fingers it would go via Solo. Solo is another town about an hour away. It was a bit boring. I went to the two palaces, which werent the most impressive. I went to the batik market, but there were hundreds of stalls and I just felt idzzy being surrounded by all the batik. On the way back on the train a girl started speaking to me and when she got off the train she gave me a present of a big bag of crisps. The people are so nice and it was so sweet of her (although my hips wont appreciate it!).

Next stop is an 8hr bus ride to Gunung Bromo. Ouch!

INDONESIA - Bogor

After my 3 days in Jakarta it was time to move on. My Lonely Planet book said whatever you do, do not try to travel at anytime around about the end of Ramadan. What do they know!

So I headed to Kota station and bought a ticket for the Pakuan Epress to Bogor, which was seemingly a nice comfortable train with air conditioning. Well not the one I got on! I got on the one that had wooden seats, barely any room to stand and the only air coming in was from the doors which were wide open. After about 20mins I started to feel really ill and I think I might have even conked out for a split second and opened my eyes to see my sunglasses falling from my head in slow motion and all these faces staring at me. I fell to my knees and once I got my vision back started slugging the water back. I kept trying to stand up, but couldnt manage so I had to stay on my knees most of the journey and downed all my water. Everyone looked really concerned and one woman gave me a tissue, which was nice.

What made things even worse was that one of the straps on my backpack had bust right off so the thought of even standing up let alone having to drag my bag was all I needed. Anyway, by the time we arrived in Bogor 2 hours later I was ok and managed to drag my bag and my ass over to the station and I just sat and munched on some biscuits.

Bogor had been described in my book as a lovely place where 'traffic passes idly by'. Well not today! It turns out that all of Jakarta had descended on Bogor and it was total chaos. I managed to stumble out the station and was bricking it I wouldnt find anywhere to stay, but thankfully I found a place just roudn the corner which was really nice (Wisma Sartika).

I dumped my bags and headed to the Botanical Gardens, where once more the population of Jakarta was to be found. I was quite the celebrity there with everyone shouting 'hallo mister'. The gardens were ok and I only wish I could have visited the Istana Bogor where the deer were grazing, but I could only view it from behind locked gates.

I spent a couple of hours in the gardens then headed back to my room to dry off. I really cant remember sweating this much last year. Not sure if the gardens were really worth the effort, but the experience of getting there was certainly worth it.

My next plan was to head to Bandung, but then I found out there were no direct trains so change of plan and back to Jakarta. And this time I got on the correct train and had a very pleasant 1 hour air conditioned journey.

INDONESIA - Jakarta

Arrived in Jakarta in the morning and was in such a great mood as I stepped off the plane and sucked in Asian air once more.

I treated myself to the luxury of a taxi ride to the city and wondered if something had happened that I didnt know about as the streets were deserted, which I certainly didnt expect in a city of over 9million people! Anyway I should have known it was the end of Ramadan 'Idul Fitri' and the weekend was a public holiday so everyone had gone to their home towns.

I thought I had booked a luxurious hotel, but it wasnt actually that luxurious. I'd paid for the luxury of a swimming pool and gym, but it turned out that my hotel didnt have them and I had to cross the road and use the sister's hotel and I couldnt be assed! So now it is back to paying a fiver a nite.

My first day I headed out to the National Museum and managed a quick scoot round before it closed. It's amazing how I adapt to money. It cost 750 rp to get into the museum, but the guy didnt have change and I got stroppy over 250 rp, which equates to less than 1p. God I am so tight sometimes!

Anyway, next stop was Merdeka Square and up the National Monument. At the top was a 360 degree of Jakarta, which isnt really that stunning. However, if you looked straight down at the landscape gardens directly below the monument they were quite stunning. There was also a cool museum in the basement.

I headed out again and round the outside perimeter of the square. I tried to get a foto of the Presidents House, but got chased away by a guy with a big gun. Oops! Next I headed to the huge mosque and to the cathedral, but I couldnt get across the road and decided that sacrificing my life for a couple of fotos probably wasnt worth it. So it was back to my 'luxury hotel' for a few hours in front of the box.

The next day I headed out to the old town now called Kota. I decided to brave the local public transport and was surprised how great the bus service was. I headed up to Taman Fatahillah square, which is certainly more of an eyesore than a tourist attraction. The museums were shut for the holiday and there wasnt much else to do other than to look at the crumbling buildings. Anyway I spotted a guy looking at his Lonely Planet and got chatting to him. We headed for a walk up to the harbour area and checked out the massive boats. Dave decided to climb aboard one whilst I became the official photographer. We walked back to get the bus, but Dave decided he wanted to get a bajaj (tuk tuk) for the last 1km. Ridiculous! Anyway we did, then got the bus back and had lunch in the Jalan Jaksa area. Sometimes I hate meeting people. Hangin with him was more of a hinderance and too much effort!

After Dave left I went to check out the shops, but managed to resist buying anything.

On Sunday I had a day trip to Bogor then came back and spent another day in a shopping mall, but this time it was the posh one with Armani, etc. I am sure everyone was staring at me walking about in my trainers and scruffy clothes. Once more I resisted buying anything.

I checked into a place called Bloem Hostel which is an 1/8th of the price of the Ibis Arcadia and I am much happier there. Tomorrow it's the executive class train for me to Yogyakarta. Nothing but the best for me!

OZ - Perth

I arrived in Perth to the rain. Within 12hours I'd landed a half decent job with the government. After another day I had a job at Bumbu backpackers.

My first few days in Perth were spent sorting out work clothes and finding my way round. Perth is ok, but just like any other city.

I started both jobs on the Monday and was over the moon to find the day job had a gym I could use for free.

For the past 8 weeks I have been getting up at 6am and heading to the gym, then doing the day job. At nite I have either been too pooped to do anything or have been working in the hostel. It took me a while to get used to the sleepless nites at Bambu. In my first 3 nites one girl in my room had brought back two different guys! But since then it has been ok and I have met some entertaining guys and will have both fond and not so fond memories. The worst memories will be the Irish guy who pissed in his bed then climbed into somebody else's and pissed in that. Then another guy that got so drunk that everyone drew on his face with a marker. Then he came into the girls room and started to undress. I kicked him out and then he decided to undress and climb onto the kitchen table for a sleep.

As I have only had one day off a week I have become quite lazy and not seen much of Perth. I headed to Fremantle a day to check out the markets. Another day I went to the Subiaco markets. I had a great walk round Perth one Saturday and have to say that Perth has grown on me.

We had a fancy dress party at the hostel one weekend which was wicked.

OZ - Cervantes & The Pinnacles

Arriving in Cervantes late afternoon I enjoyed an afternoon and evening of TV. Lucky me had a dorm all to myself and the Pinnacles Lodge where I was staying was spotless.

The next day I was off for an early morning tour to the Pinnacles dessert. I was a bit worried that to me it would be just some lumps of rocks, but if it is good enough for Billy Connelly to prance about naked then I couldnt miss out.

We had the perfect day and en route we were lucky enough to see some kangaroos and emus. The Pinnacles were amazing and it made all the difference to have blue sky in the fotos and to have all the gallaghs that were willing to pose. A trip defo worth the money.

OZ - Kalbarri

We arrived in Kalbarri to some REAL rain. So the day was spent in front of the TV.

The next day I could barely find the energy to drag myself up, but eventually in the afternoon after the sun had appeared and the clouds had disappeared I dragged myself for a walk along the shore. I was kicking myself as it was stunning and I wished I'd had more time to stroll a bit further. Never mind!

OZ - Denham & Monkey Mia

Monkey Mia is a big tourist attraction for the dolphins that come in for a free feed each morning.




I chose to stay in Denham, some 20km away as I thought it may have a bit more happening. Which it was, but I think the Bay Lodge was one of the most dirty places I have ever stayed. My dorm, which I had all to myself, had defo not seen a hoover this year and there was loads of rubbish under the bunks. Euch!




Anyway, I made the most of the free lift from the hostel to Monkey Mia and did the obligatory line up on the sand with the other tourists and watched over peoples heads as the dolphins came in and people got picked out the crowd to feed them.




A bit unnatural I think. I'd rather see them whilst scuba diving. Anyway, I found the pelicans a bit more interesting.



I was stuck in Denham for 3 days so that gave me plenty time to work on the tan. Other than watching the sunset, there aint nowt to do.

OZ - Exmouth

I arrived in Exmouth at 5am after a 22hour bus ride and was quite excited about getting to dive the 'Ningaloo Reef'.

I hung about where the bus dropped me off then managed to lug all my luggage down to the dive centre. We got all sorted out and then hopped on the bus to the jetty only to find that the weather was too rough so it was cancelled. The next day got cancelled too so it was a wasted journey to Exmouth.

Exmouth is also the place to see the Whale Sharks, but they pass by in May/June so hopefully they are on their way to the Phillipines so I can see them there. At least I got a photo of a plastic model!

OZ - Broome

Couldnt quite figure out why Broome was so busy. The town centre seemed to be just one small street and a shopping centre.





I was staying at Cable Beach Backpackers, but it actually took me 3 days to get off my butt and drag myself to the beach. Then I understood why it was so busy. A totally wicked beach, with loads of camels and stuff.





Anyway, a beach is a beach, but I had to do the obligatory watching of the sunset!

OZ - Kununurra

This place was so wierd. For hours and hours we passed nothing but bush on the bus and then suddenly in the middle of nowhere this bustling little town pops up.

Kununurra is one of the best places to find work as a backpacker, which is amazing as it is such a small place. Seemingly though during the wet season it sleeps, but during the dry season it is mega alive. Even Nicole Kidman and Jack Hughman were in town filming with loads of backpackers working onset behing the scenes or as extras.

I headed to Mirima National Park which was described as the 'mini Bungle Bungles'. Lots of big red rocks and stuff. Nothing particularly exciting. I then watched the sun go down from the top of Knob's Hill and then I was off to get the Greyhound, only to find it was cancelled! So I was stuck in Kunnurra for another day with nowhere to stay. Luckily, the owner of the backpackers took pity on me and leant me his tent and let me camp in his backyard. I got no sleep, but at least it was better than waiting at the bus stop for a day.

OZ - Katherine

Arrived here just in time to get the shuttle bus to Katherine Gorge. Thank god cos it was pretty stunning.

I met a Dutch/Iranian girl so we hung about and I even got in the gorge for a dip. There was lots of wildlife and I was so glad that I had jumped off at Katherine. In Katherine itself there was not much. just a typical boring Oz town.

OZ - Kakadu & Litchfield

It was another camping safari to do Kakadu. Most people do 3 days, but being a tight git I opted for the 2 day trip.

I was picked up by our guide Paul early in the morning and met the other 11 people I was going to be crammed in the back of the 4-wheel drive for the next 2 days. There were 3 Irish - Marie, James & Mike, an Austrian guy - Stefan, 2 Swedish girls - forgotten their names already and an Italian couple who had just got married - forgotten their names too. I can think of better ways to spend a honeymoon!
We headed off to our first stop which was the jumping croc cruise. I was more excited about the free breakfast that awaited us there. We went on the cruise and the crocs obligingly jumped up for the meat which was hung out on a fishing rod for them.

Next we were back in the car and headed into Kakadu itself and stopped for lunch. We then visited the aboriginal paintings on Nourlangie rock. We went to a Billabong then a nice viewpoint then headed to our campsite for the nite.

Next morning we were up early and off to Twin falls for another cruise. It was really nice once we eventually got there, but it involved a lot of clambering over rocks. We stayed for a while just chillin, but I was bored after 10miutes.

Next we headed to Jim Jim falls, which was more of a dribble than a waterfall. The surroundings were nice tho and the water wasn't too cold.

That was about all we saw and it was back to Darwin. The best bit about Kakdau was driving thru a river in the 4xwdrive, which totally flooded the car. Other cars just watched from the side not quite brave enough to go for it.

I cant say it was worth the money. It was ok, but I think we could have seen alot more if our guide hadnt been so laid back about everything.

The next day I did a daytrip to Litchfield park, which was pretty much a mini version of Kakadu, but with loads more tourists.

Our guide did manage to squeeze in an extra side trip to some natural hot pools which were amazing!

OZ - Darwin

Darwin is tooty. I had no idea it had only 100,000 people in it. I had every intention of trying to find a job, but when I saw it only had 2 main roads I decided to do my stuff and get out of there.

The first day I had a walk round town. Nice enough, but not much to do.

I arrived on a great day as the big tourist thing in Darwin is the Thursday nite market at the beach. I headed down early to catch the sunset then hung out for a bit at the market. Was a bit disappointed that there wasnt any aboriginal stuff to buy. But the aboriginal guys were good entertainment. I was listening to some dude playing the digee-doo and they were all jiggin away. They were pretty pissed tho!

The next day I headed to an out of town shopping centre in the hope of finding some good aboriginal craft and art shops. Nothing! So I posted a 7kg box home with absolutely no Oz souveniers!

Apart from my side trips to Kakadu and Litchfield there wasnt much reason to hang about so I was offski.

OZ - Cairns

Cairns is the most ugly city in Oz. It is a bit like LA! There is no beach and instead there are miles of ugly mudflats. God knows why people built apartments that look onto the mudflats!

Anyway, I have done nothing in Cairns except catch up on my emails. I did catch up with Derrek who I had met in Hawaii. He's great and it was nice hanging out.

Oz - Cape Tribulation, Daintree & Port Douglas

Cape Tribulation is about a 3 hour drive from Cairns.


I did a bus tour thing and was glad I was not doing a day trip. We zipped up the road and did a Croc Cruise on the Daintree River and we did see a few crocs. We then did a boardwalk through some rainforest but it was more like a stroll. Not my kind of stride!


Next we arrived in Cape Tribulation and the place I was staying was nice enough, but totally isolated. It was a 9km return walk to the nearest supermarket! Luckily I had stocked up before I arrived.


Out of boredom I did another daytrip to the reef on the Rum Runner. It was a bit of a crowded boat, but at least not too many people were sick. I did a dive, but was pretty disappointed as the visibility was worse than down South and I had been told it was supposed to be better at Cape Trib. I skipped the second dive and just snorkelled instead. I actually saw more snorkelling!



The next day I just hung about at the beach bored before getting the bus to Port Douglas via Mossman Gorge, which was overrun with tourists!

Port Douglas is a really up and coming hoighty toighty place and is where you might bump into Hollywood stars. Not me though! I just spent the day by the swimming pool topping up the tan!