Wie aus 4 Tagen Cairns, 7 wurden und wie die ersten 2 waren

Yes, that's right... Instead of the planned 4 days I wanted to spend in Cairns, it has quickly turned into 7 days, because my planned trip quite literally fell through.
Some may have noticed, others not so much... Townsville has become an island! But what does that have to do with my trip? 🤔 Townsville was supposed to be my next destination, which I was supposed to visit on Wednesday. Just my luck that I can't make it there. 🤨

Well, you have to make the best of it!

February 3, 2019
Yesterday, I started my first day here in a completely relaxed way and went to the Lagoon with Lauren, who lives in my room. The safe alternative to the ocean, if you don't want to end up with a Croco 🐊 at your foot... Schni schna schnappi

🤨 for lunch, we had pizza 🍕 and then we went back to the hostel to take a nap. Keep in mind that I had been awake since 2:00 am..

In the evening, we went to the Cairns night market. Nice to look at, yes. A highlight? Not really. Unless you're into Asian food and boomerangs made in an equally Asian way.

February 4, 2019
In advance, I had looked up some information about free tours and places worth visiting, and that's what led me to the Red Arrow Walk today. 

I walked through a small piece of rainforest with Ludwig, whom I met at the hostel, and then up to the Red Arrow Walk Lookout, which I had imagined to be a bit more impressive 🤔. A less overgrown view would have helped a lot.

On the way, we saw small lizards 🦎, numerous butterflies 🦋, but also some strange birds. 

And there were also friendly trees that gave out free hugs. 

Free hugs! 

But after we got caught in the rain on the way back and had to wait 40 minutes for the bus, a shower was inevitable.
And then it was time to: cancel tours and hostels... Yes, when traveling, you have to adapt to the weather and go with the flow! Let's see what the next few days have in store for me. Stay updated!!

Now, after a trip to Woolies and a portion of noodles, I'm finally in bed and looking forward to tomorrow. Because it's time for KURANDA!

To be continued...
xo