Things I have found out

I went to the Botanic Gardens here in Cairns yesterday and they were awesome. I walked along the mangrove boardwalk and took heed of the crocodile warning signs (you just don't get those in London!) before walking back along the Esplanade to the city centre (stopping at the hostel for a couple of hours nap). I saw a sign on the Esplanade that said 'no alcohol, no brawling, no camping' which left my 'To Do' list looking pretty empty for the day. Now at a loose end I decided to compile a list of things that I have learnt and that I want to share with you all. And here it is in no particular order:

• It is possible to get sunburnt in the winter (if you choose to winter in Tropical North Queensland)
• Malaysians can take more photos than Japanese
• Japanese girls can spend so long in the bathroom that you wonder if they have melted
• If you spend more than three hours in a spa, your fingers will still be wrinkly the next day
• A Swiss girl can take more photos than was previously thought humanly possible
• Every second person in Perth is English- the first is South African
• Swiss people have never heard of Swiss roll
• If you stop looking for a Korean restaurant one will appear
• When it does appear it will be marginally tattier than the restaurants around it but not tatty enough to look authentically Korean
• It is possible to miss people that you have only known for a couple of days
• Norae bangs in Australia are only advertised in Korean
• One chocolate bar will inevitably lead to another
• My camera really hates damp weather (doesn't bode well for the English winter)
• Pies are hard to resist
• If you spill pie all down your t-shirt it may no come out in the wash no matter how much you love that t-shirt
• If you hand feed a kangaroo it won't bite but it will slobber all over your hand
• A koala's bum is a good place to wipe the kangaroo slobber off your hand
• It is a lot harder to decide where to go next than you think it will be (Vicky and Clare, where are you when I need to know what to do!)

Yes, I am spending far too long on my own! But tomorrow that will change as I am off on a reef trip- that is to say that I am spending the day snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef- should be a laugh.