October 18th: Leaving for Cairns

Today I had a lot to get done. I did laundry to let dry while I was away and then I went to class, all to rush back and leave for the airport an hour later. Once we were in the airport we finally boarded the plane and set off on our 3 hour flight. The flight would set us back an hour Sydney time because Cairns does not use day light savings. The flight seemed to last forever because we all were so tired and just wanted to get to the hostel and sleep in a bed. Finally the shuttle took us to the hostel and we all got situated and went to sleep for an early night because it would be an early morning and busy day out on the Great Barrier Reef.