I finally arrived in Cairns my second from last drop off.. Made my way to Tropic Days... The best by a long shot backpackers in the east coast of Australia. I was greeted by Gabriel a traveller himself and owner of Tropic Days. I quickly evaluated that since traveling all his life, him and his family have had plenty of opportunities to figure out what backpacking hostels do and don't need. Literally everything in this hostel is well thought out and a sanctuary for exhausted travelers.
He also informed me that I'd actually booked for next month... Oops
He showed my an array of companies that hopefully I'll be able to join for a snorkeling, diving, padi advanced course, sailing extravaganza... If they're not booked out... What a ledge.
The hostel also has free WIFI!!!! Finally!!!!! Which gave me the chance to read David's blog, and this is what he wrote about me.... Gushing with pride I tucked into my poached eggs on toast.
"Then there was Jodie.
Jodie, Jodie, Jodie. What can I say about this firecracker of a Yorkshire lass that she hasn't already said herself with considerably more élan?
Master of many languages and currently living in Switzerland, she's been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and sold the film rights several times over. A seemingly endless source of amazing and hilarious stories from her time working variously as a snow-board instructor, singer in a show band and collector-of-body-parts at an Alpine mountain hut, I think I speak for all the passengers when I say the voyage would have been far less enjoyable without Jodie's company.
Oh, and it's only right and proper to document that Jodie who, by the way, does the most fabulous dolphin impression, upheld Yorkshire tradition in considerable style by managing to rack up the second largest bar bill. Obviously, I couldn't possibly comment on who had the biggest one."
What a ledge..
