Cairns: not all that bad?

So, after yesterday's little "upset" I went to the barrier reef today on my own. I booked the trip last night right after our little kerfuffle and I've gotta say, it was pretty awesome.

Although it took a while getting there, I suppose heading a fair few miles away from the coast was worth it, by our first stop we couldn't even see shore, so the coral was pretty much totally untouched. We had to weigh (spelling?) anchor a little bit off from the reef, but that was mainly so we didn't hurl a huge ass piece of steel into a fragile ecosystem, I imagine. So it took a little bit of swimming to get there. Swimming in the ocean away from any landmark is really bizarre. If you're face down for little over a minute the current's having its wicked way with you and when you raise your head back up you have zero idea of where you are. Popping up expecting to see the boat but seeing nothing is a little bit harrowing, especially when thoughts of certain movies are in your head.

Still, it was amazing, the reef itself was beautiful and the amount of fish out there was fantastic, there were turtles, sea sharks and all the other things you'd expect of the great barrier. T'was truely a sight.

Sorry about the lack of pictures, my own camera's being a bit of a shit and the underwater cameras were, to quote McCloud "Pricey".

Speaking of which.

After our little argument last night, we hadn't really talked, she reappeared briefly last night looking slightly upset (good, I thought) and I didn't see her until I got back at around 5pm today. She'd been at the pool all day and that was all the information she was willing to put forward.

She then informed me that "her parents think it best that she flies home ASAP" so she's leaving tomorrow. Like fuck, methinks. It's my personal, maybe slightly conceited, opinion that she doesn't like the fact I'm not a good dog who'll roll over for her retarded plans and so the thought of spending time with someone who has free thought and a vague will isn't appealing to her.

That's the whole two months / two days thing.

So yeah, seeing as it's her last night here, I thought I'd invite her out to dinner, just to do something flashy before she leaves, spend a little cash.

Essentially, she'd rather have some tesco value pasta at the hostel.

Nice.

So yeah, I went out into Cairns on my own and the city's night life actually looks pretty good. There are plenty of nightclubs, restaurants, bars etc and at the moment the city is hosting a festival. I spent a good hour watching some stand up comedy / rap / break dancing (all the same act) before moving on to watching a gig by an amateur rock group at a near by bar. Good times.

I got back at the ungodly hour of 10pm (!) and had to ring Elle as she had held on to our only key. It turned out she, being the wild party animal she is, had gone to sleep early and very snappily told me off for waking her up.

So yeah, I'm still a little bit angry.

Whatever, I can do what I want without her, tomorrow I'm gonna hang by the pool and then funds willing I'm going to see the rainforest by sky train.

Laters, toots.

Also, Anne Marie, Koalas are horrible animals, Marc's told you this. They're greasy and stinky and they do 'nout but sleep.

Oh and Dan, it's called a "Queensland bottle tree"