Cairns, QLD, Australia - May 23, 2000

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Tuesday, May 23, 2000

Cairns, QLD, Australia

Cairns, QLD, Australia:

Latitude:	16° 55' 21" South
Longitude:	145° 46' 43" East
Altitude:	3 feet
From Seattle:	7914 miles
Lodging:	Transit - The Dive Ship Rum Runner

Today's Travel:

Country:	Australia
Region:	Queensland
Route:	Dive Ship: Rum Runner
Weather:	Partial Sun

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Trip Stats to Date:

Day:	1139
Linear Dist:	217469
Countries Visited:	68
Regions Visited:	259
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Hotels:	382
Friends / Family:	293
Camping:	126
Hostels:	253
Transit:	71
Other Lodging:	13
Beers:	4000
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Journal Entry:

Wasted the morning taking care of business. Had everything done and over an hour until I was supposed to be picked up so I sat down at a computer to check email - and my ride showed up, More than an hour earlier than I had expected. Grabbed my bags and asked the driver if we could stop by my car so I could pick up my camera - he said no, they were running late - even though the boat wasn't scheduled to leave for another two hours. While we were waiting at the next hostel for someone else I figured out where the wharf was and asked the driver if I could leave my bag and meet the bus at the wharf. It was only a fifteen minute walk via my car to the wharf and I got there a few minutes after the bus.

Filled out paper work and were told what to expect over a few beers in the pub. Then off to sea. As soon as we got out of the harbor the seas got rough - 2.5 meters (8 foot). My bunk was in the bow and it was so rough that I spent a good part of the night in free fall - luckily, unlike most of the others, I didn't get sea sick - but I didn't get much sleep either.

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