Magnetic Island and Uncle Brians

After leaving the Whitsundays and Airlie behind we went to a place called Magnetic island. We didn't know much about the it but after a hectic few weeks we were happy just to chill out. When we got there we were blown away by our hostel; it was right on the beach and had its own pool overlooking the shore. It was so pretty and the weather was fantastic. It got even better later on when we won $100 in the bingo at our hostel. 

Unfortunately it rained for the rest of our time there but it was nice to have a lie in and just chill our without drinking.

After leaving Magnetic Island we headed towards Cairns where it was also bucketing it down with rain (why did no one tell us that Queensland's summer is also the wet season?!) It was really strange arriving in Cairns as it's so green and tropical compared to the south. We had trips booked everyday in Cairns, although our white-water rafting got cancelled due to the weather.

On the first day we did a rainforest tour called Uncle Brians. This was honestly one of the best trips I have done. We were slightly hung over from our first night in Cairns but were soon bright and breezy as we had such an enthusiastic guide. The first place we visited was called Devil's Pools where you can see water rushing over these huge boulders. We also got to have a little swim in another pool and saw a little turtle. Afterwards we left for a place called Josephine Falls where we weren't sure if we were going to be able to swim. Our guide said it could be a bit dodgy but if we were strong swimmers he was happy for us to go in. I was panicking a bit but decided to go in and I'm so glad that I did because we got to climb and slide down these smooth rocks which were a lot of fun. It was a bit trickier when it came to getting back to the bank. The first girl to try had to be dragged in by a rope after panicking in the current and screaming for help. I got dragged under as well but thankfully managed to fight my way to the side. It was only after we got out that our guide told us that two people in the last couple of months had died in a spot just a little further downstream (not on the Uncle Brians tour).

After a huge lunch and pudding we went to the waterfall where Peter Andre filmed mysterious girl and they shot the timotei and herbal essence shampoo adverts. This of course meant that we got straight in belting Mysterious Girl at the top of our lungs and dancing in the waterfall. We also took pictures of us doing the famous timotei hair flick in the water.

On the first day we did a rainforest tour called Uncle Brians. This was honestly one of the best trips I have done. We were slightly hung over from our first night in Cairns but were soon bright and breezy as we had such an enthusiastic guide. The first place we visited was called Devil's Pools where you can see water rushing over these huge boulders. We also got to have a little swim in another pool and saw a little turtle. Afterwards we left for a place called Josephine Falls where we weren't sure if we were going to be able to swim. Our guide said it could be a bit dodgy but if we were strong swimmers he was happy for us to go in. I was panicking a bit but decided to go in and I'm so glad that I did because we got to climb and slide down these smooth rocks which were a lot of fun. It was a bit trickier when it came to getting back to the bank. The first girl to try had to be dragged in by a rope after panicking in the current and screaming for help. I got dragged under as well but thankfully managed to fight my way to the side. It was only after we got out that our guide told us that two people in the last couple of months had died in a spot just a little further downstream (not on the Uncle Brians tour).

After a huge lunch and pudding we went to the waterfall where Peter Andre filmed mysterious girl and they shot the timotei and herbal essence shampoo adverts. This of course meant that we got straight in belting Mysterious Girl at the top of our lungs and dancing in the waterfall. We also took pictures of us doing the famous timotei hair flick in the water.