Cairns, QLD, Australia - May 22, 2000

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Monday, May 22, 2000

Cairns, QLD, Australia

Cairns, QLD, Australia:

Latitude:	16° 55' 21" South
Longitude:	145° 46' 43" East
Altitude:	5 feet
From Seattle:	7914 miles
Lodging:	Hotel - International Hostel

Today's Travel:

Country:	Australia
Region:	Queensland
Weather:	Overcast

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Trip Stats to Date:

Day:	1138
Linear Dist:	217469
Countries Visited:	68
Regions Visited:	259
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Hotels:	382
Friends / Family:	293
Camping:	126
Hostels:	253
Transit:	70
Other Lodging:	13
Beers:	3997
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Journal Entry:

When I woke up this morning I just couldn't make myself pack, so I ended up staying in Cairns another day. Spent the morning reading guide books and trying to come up with a plan for Queensland's north coast. Also spent a lot of time with the travel desk looking at various dive trips to the outer reef. Finally decided on one (3 nights / 4 days on the sailboat Rum Runner), it leaves twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday. Unfortunately tomorrow's departure is full so I have to wait until Friday. Back with the guide books I revised my plans to get me down as far as Townsville via Mission Beach, and then back to Cairns to go out on the cruise.

Spent a long afternoon on the net. Finished the new photo system - see Photos by Country (from the Country Index, for example here's Tanzania and Ethiopia). Back at the hostel the travel desk tells me tomorrow's dive cruise had a cancellation (told this morning that a cancellation was almost impossible) - I'm going! That saves me the 700 km of extra driving (down to Townsville and back). Spend a couple hours exploring the Night Market and the surrounding area, then go back to read.

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