Caitlin and I arrived in Cairns (pronounced "Cans") Sunday morning and it was waaarm and sunny and felt so tropical (which it should, seeing as it is in the very far north of Queensland and the continent). Our hostel was a lovely little place called Dreamtime which was very homey and had lots of plants and a comfy kitchen and a very helpful guy called Chris who worked tirelessly at the front desk. The town/city of Cairns is pretty small and easy to navigate. We had Mexican food for lunch- the first time in 2 months! It was tasty but nothing by California standards. We did happen upon an excellent fresh foods market that is open on weekends. There were endless stalls of brilliant produce. We bought avocados, papaya, cantaloupe, basil, tomatoes, bananas, bread, and limes for about $10- and it was all delicious! We had to stop ourselves from getting more, because there really is only so much you can eat in 3 days.
Since it was warm and sunny we went down to the lagoon, the man made swimming structure next to the beach. The city is right on the ocean, but because of sharks, jellyfish, and salt water crocodiles swimming in the sea really isn't an option. There was a little bit of sand, some grass, and a ton of people around the lagoon sunning themselves. There was a bike race and a fun run going on, so the whole town seemed to be out. 
After lazing around for a while we walked up and down pretty much every street in the downtown area (all 4 of them) had a gelato and looked at all the boats on the water. It was a very nice and relaxed day, and we were soaking up as much warm weather as we could, knowing that New Zealand would be freezing in a few days!
Since it was warm and sunny we went down to the lagoon, the man made swimming structure next to the beach. The city is right on the ocean, but because of sharks, jellyfish, and salt water crocodiles swimming in the sea really isn't an option. There was a little bit of sand, some grass, and a ton of people around the lagoon sunning themselves. There was a bike race and a fun run going on, so the whole town seemed to be out. After lazing around for a while we walked up and down pretty much every street in the downtown area (all 4 of them) had a gelato and looked at all the boats on the water. It was a very nice and relaxed day, and we were soaking up as much warm weather as we could, knowing that New Zealand would be freezing in a few days!
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